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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of Di Grasso?
(a) Ron Carlson.
(b) Isaac Babel.
(c) Yuan Ch'iung-Ch'iung.
(d) J. Bernlef.

2. Who wrote The Black Dog?
(a) J. Bernlef.
(b) Daniel Boulanger.
(c) Clarice Linspector.
(d) Julio Otega.

3. What is the name of Katya's lover in Katya?
(a) Egorov.
(b) Pavel.
(c) Dovlatov.
(d) Petr.

4. Who is the author of The Last Days of a Famous Mime?
(a) Peter Carey.
(b) Daniel Boulanger.
(c) Dovlatov.
(d) Nadine Gordimer.

5. What does the patriarch of the house of Mokgobja do in order to bring rain in Looking for the Rain God?
(a) Burns down his estate.
(b) Burns his crops.
(c) Sacrifices his daughters.
(d) Sacrifices his son.

6. Who is the author of A Lover's Ear?
(a) Hernan Lara Zavala.
(b) Doris Lessing.
(c) Yuan Ch'iung-Ch'iung.
(d) Monica Wood.

7. Who runs the opera troupe in Di Grasso?
(a) Guliani.
(b) James.
(c) Schwarz.
(d) Jackson.

8. Where is the author of There's a Man in the Habit of Hitting Me on the Head with an Umbrella from?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Holland.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Canada.

9. How does the woman in Terminal attempt suicide?
(a) Overdose.
(b) Shooting.
(c) Slit wrists.
(d) Hanging.

10. Who is the author of The Shoe Breaker?
(a) Dovlatov.
(b) Daniel Boulanger.
(c) Nadine Gordimer.
(d) Peter Carey.

11. What story of the collection did Paule Barton write?
(a) Terminal.
(b) Emilie Plead Choose One Egg.
(c) The Last Days of a Famous Mime.
(d) There's a Man in the Habit of Hitting Me on the Head with an Umbrella.

12. What is Katya's lover's profession in Katya?
(a) Baker.
(b) Senator.
(c) British officer.
(d) Soviet officer.

13. Where is the family in Family Album from?
(a) Wales.
(b) Amsterdam.
(c) America.
(d) Lapland.

14. What is the setting of Looking for the Rain God?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Indonesia.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Botswana.

15. The protagonist in Arrest Me wants to go to prison to do what?
(a) Kill himself.
(b) Escape.
(c) Find his father.
(d) Read the Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the author of Mr. and Mrs. Martins from?

2. What breaks in The Explosion in the Parlor?

3. What country is the author of Di Grasso from?

4. What is Di Grasso's profession in the story with the same name?

5. Where did the narrator's uncle go and find a bride in Family Album?

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