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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 By the Creek?
(a) Barry Yourgrau.
(b) Hernan Lara Zavala.
(c) Yuan Ch'iung-Ch'iung.
(d) Doris Lessing.

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

3. Where is the author of A Lover's Ear from?
(a) Japan.
(b) Taiwan.
(c) South Korea.
(d) Israel.

4. Who wrote Bigfoot Stole My Wife?
(a) Yuan Ch'iung-Ch'iung.
(b) Denis Hirson.
(c) Doris Lessing.
(d) Ron Carlson.

5. What does the young boy borrow from his father in By the Creek?
(a) His head.
(b) His jacket.
(c) His gun.
(d) His suitcase.

6. Where is the author of Orion from?
(a) England.
(b) Australia.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Canada.

7. What story was written by the author Ann Beattie?
(a) Snow.
(b) The Black Dog.
(c) Las Papas.
(d) Tancredi.

8. Who is the author of the story Tancredi?
(a) Daniel Boulanger.
(b) Clarice Linspector.
(c) Julio Otega.
(d) Barbara Alberti.

9. Who is the cobbler awaiting in his shop in the beginning of The Shoe Breaker?
(a) A King.
(b) A Prince.
(c) A Baron.
(d) A Duke.

10. What dish is the father preparing in Las Papas?
(a) Veal Piccata.
(b) Chicken Cacciatore.
(c) Roast beef.
(d) Chicken Parmesan.

11. What is Di Grasso's profession in the story with the same name?
(a) Mime.
(b) Actor.
(c) Pianist.
(d) Director.

12. Who wrote Family Album?
(a) J. Bernlef.
(b) Siv Cedering.
(c) Nadine Gordimer.
(d) Fernando Sorrentino.

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

14. Who, in addition to her lover, does Katya live with in Katya?
(a) Petr.
(b) Pavel.
(c) Egorov.
(d) Dovlatov.

15. Who is the author of Looking for the Rain God?
(a) Nadine Gordimer.
(b) Peter Carey.
(c) Bessie Head.
(d) Daniel Boulanger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Street Sweeping Show?

2. What is the setting of The Last Days of a Famous Mime?

3. What is the name of the shoe breaker in The Shoe Breaker?

4. Who is the author of Orion?

5. Who is the author of Courtly Vision?

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