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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. What is the name of the teacher in The School?
(a) Paul.
(b) James.
(c) Mark.
(d) Edgar.

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

3. Orion is killed by what in the story with his name?
(a) Scorpion.
(b) Arrow.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Dagger.

4. Who is the author of The Explosion in the Parlor?
(a) Feng Jicai.
(b) Bai Xiao-yi.
(c) Julio Otega.
(d) Bernard Malamud.

5. What holiday begins The Black Dog?
(a) Christmas.
(b) April Fool's.
(c) New Year's.
(d) Halloween.

Short Answer Questions

1. What deformation does Tancredi suffer from in the story bearing his name?

2. Who is the author of The Fifth Story?

3. The protagonist in Arrest Me wants to go to prison to do what?

4. What story of the collection did Paule Barton write?

5. The author of Family Album hails from where?

Short Essay Questions

1. What activity is the father of Las Papas doing in the narrative? What does he teach his son?

2. How does the story The Model reflect the theme of aging?

3. What does the protagonist in A Lover's Ear keep with her at all times? What takes place in the climax of the narrative?

4. What is the setting of Di Grasso? From whose perspective is the story told?

5. Who is the shoe breaker in The Shoe Breaker? What happens in this story?

6. How do Di Grasso and The Street-Sweeping Show relate thematically?

7. How does the central theme and structure of Looking for the Rain God relate to other stories in the collection?

8. What is the theme of Lost Keys? Who is the central character?

9. Why does the central female character in Facing the Light send her servant away? What realization does she face?

10. What takes place in Katya? Who are the characters and what actions do they take in the narrative?

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