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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the author of The Explosion in the Parlor?
(a) Bai Xiao-yi.
(b) Julio Otega.
(c) Feng Jicai.
(d) Bernard Malamud.
2. What holiday begins The Black Dog?
(a) Halloween.
(b) New Year's.
(c) April Fool's.
(d) Christmas.
3. The protagonist in Arrest Me wants to go to prison to do what?
(a) Escape.
(b) Kill himself.
(c) Read the Bible.
(d) Find his father.
4. What deformation does Tancredi suffer from in the story bearing his name?
(a) Two heads.
(b) Twelve toes.
(c) Two stomachs.
(d) Four arms.
5. Who is the author of Las Papas?
(a) Barbara Alberti.
(b) Julio Otega.
(c) Clarice Linspector.
(d) Daniel Boulanger.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Katya's lover's profession in Katya?
2. What is Di Grasso's profession in the story with the same name?
3. The author of The Explosion in the Parlor is from where?
4. How does the woman in Terminal attempt suicide?
5. Where did the narrator's uncle go and find a bride in Family Album?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the central female character in Facing the Light send her servant away? What realization does she face?
2. How does the story The Model reflect the theme of aging?
3. Who is the shoe breaker in The Shoe Breaker? What happens in this story?
4. How do the stories Emilie Plead Choose One Egg and The Grass-Eaters relate to one another?
5. What activity is the father of Las Papas doing in the narrative? What does he teach his son?
6. What do Tancredi's two heads do once he grows up in Tancredi?
7. What is the back-story established in Orion? Who are the main characters?
8. How do Artemis and Orion meet in Orion? What is the outcome for the title character?
9. Describe the structure and imagery in the stories Snow and The Explosion in the Parlor. How do these narratives relate thematically to the whole of the collection?
10. What central theme do Disappearing, A Lover's Ear, and Facing the Light all share? How are their characters similar?
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