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

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

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

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

5. What breaks in The Explosion in the Parlor?
(a) A glass.
(b) A thermos.
(c) A lamp.
(d) A mirror.

6. Who eats a goat in the story Orion?
(a) Athena.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Orion.
(d) Zeus.

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

8. The author of Family Album hails from where?
(a) Sweden.
(b) England.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Canada.

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

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

11. Who is the author of The Fifth Story?
(a) Daniel Boulanger.
(b) Clarice Linspector.
(c) Julio Otega.
(d) Barbara Alberti.

12. What physical problem does the central character of Terminal suffer from?
(a) Gastrointestinal.
(b) Kidney.
(c) Uterine.
(d) Heart.

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

14. What is the setting of The Last Days of a Famous Mime?
(a) India.
(b) Canada.
(c) England.
(d) Australia.

15. Who wrote the story Katya?
(a) Nadine Gordimer.
(b) Peter Carey.
(c) Daniel Boulanger.
(d) Dovlatov.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Looking for the Rain God?

2. Who is Artemis' father in Orion?

3. Who is the author of A Lover's Ear?

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

5. The author of The Explosion in the Parlor is from where?

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