3. What tragedy did Seymour Krim endure as a child?
(a) He was molested by a family friend.
(b) His father was an alcoholic.
(c) He lost both his parents.
(d) His sister died of cancer.

4. What might best describe the attitude of the author in "Such, Such Were the Joys..."?
(a) Angry and pessimistic.
(b) Depressed and suicidal.
(c) Thoughtful and optimistic.
(d) Joyous and spontaneous.

5. What is a typical Virginia Woolf focus in her essays?
(a) Poverty.
(b) The bounty of nature.
(c) Joy.
(d) Death.

6. Who wrote "The Execution of Tropmann?"
(a) Ivan Turgenev.
(b) William Hazlitt.
(c) Carlos Fuentes.
(d) Hubert Butler.

7. What nickname is given to Max Beerbohm?
(a) The Incomparable Max.
(b) Maximum Writer.
(c) The Late Great Captain Max.
(d) Max Beerfest.

8. Which famous author is mentioned in the essay "Once a Tramp, Always...?"
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Toni Morrison.
(c) Chaucer.
(d) Jonathan Swift.

9. Who wrote "The Crack-Up"?
(a) Ou-Yank Hsiu.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) E. B. White.
(d) Edward Hoagland.

10. Which is NOT one of the subjects written about by George Orwell?
(a) The American Revolution.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) The threat of fascism.
(d) The Spanish Civil War.

11. Which of the following is NOT a well-known story written by Robert Louis Stevenson?
(a) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
(b) The Tell-Tale Heart.
(c) Kidnapped.
(d) Treasure Island.

12. Which of Lu Hsun's family members died when he was young?
(a) Father.
(b) Sister.
(c) Brother.
(d) Mother.

13. Who wrote "This Tool Is Life?"
(a) Virginia Woolf.
(b) Natalia Ginzburg.
(c) Lu Hsun.
(d) Junichiro Tanizaki.

14. What is unusual about the essay "Once a Tramp, Always...?"
(a) It is written half in Spanish and half in English.
(b) It includes food recipes.
(c) It contains a coded message if deciphered.
(d) It contains lewd illustrations.

15. What occupation did Lu Hsun abandon to become a writer?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Court official.
(d) Merchant.