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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Christmas Gift" who gives the boy directions?
(a) A priest.
(b) The doctor.
(c) The storekeeper.
(d) A customer.

2. In "That in Aleppo Once..." whom does the narrator find on the boat?
(a) The doctor.
(b) His dog.
(c) The grocer.
(d) His wife.

3. In "The Country Husband" Francis responds rudely to a neighbor. What was she trying to talk to him about?
(a) Cake recipes.
(b) Curtains.
(c) Hair tonic.
(d) Car troubles.

4. In "The Hitch-Hikers" who receives the guitar in the end?
(a) Tom Harris.
(b) The motel owner.
(c) A little black boy.
(d) Sobby.

5. Who wrote "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin"?
(a) Bob Hope.
(b) Tennessee Williams.
(c) Augusten Burroughs.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

6. Who wrote "The Hitch-Hikers"?
(a) Augusten Burroughs.
(b) Eudora Welty.
(c) E.B. White.
(d) Dorothy Parker.

7. In "That in Aleppo Once..." what does the wife's former address turn out to be?
(a) A prison.
(b) A boat slip.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A vacant lot.

8. In "The Killers" why do the two men want to kill Ole Anderson?
(a) Ole killed their brother.
(b) Ole is a Communist.
(c) The reader is not told.
(d) Ole owes money to his bookie.

9. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," what instrument does Richard play?
(a) Tamborine.
(b) Piano.
(c) Violin.
(d) Flute.

10. In "The Other Woman" the storyteller receives a letter from his fiancee. What does the letter say?
(a) She has cheated on him.
(b) It professes and explains the love she feels for him.
(c) She wants to call off the marriage.
(d) She knows he will cheat on her but she will forgive him.

11. Who wrote "Christmas Gift"?
(a) Robert Penn Warren.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Henry Miller.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

12. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," what does Mr. Trexler want?
(a) A hospital wing.
(b) A car.
(c) Unobtainable and unexplainable things.
(d) A drink.

13. In "The Country Husband" what does Francis buy for Anne?
(a) A car.
(b) A new dress.
(c) A cat.
(d) A bracelet.

14. In "Theft" why did the thief enter the main character's apartment?
(a) To visit.
(b) To clean.
(c) To have breakfast.
(d) To check the radiator.

15. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what does Sobby try to steal?
(a) The car.
(b) Money.
(c) The guitar.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," what does the doctor want?

2. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," the sister has a crush on ______________.

3. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," what makes Mr. Trexler happy?

4. In "The Other Woman," in front of whom does the storyteller cry?

5. In "The Hitch-Hikers" who gives away the guitar?

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