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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "The Killers"?
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) W.E.B. Du Bois.

2. In "Theft" what is stolen?
(a) A necklace.
(b) Money.
(c) A purse.
(d) A watch.

3. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin,", how old is Richard?
(a) 4.
(b) 22.
(c) 12.
(d) 17.

4. In "Wild Plums" who asks the young girl to go pluming?
(a) Teresa.
(b) The Slump family.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

5. In "The Country Husband" who kisses Francis?
(a) The neighbor.
(b) The maid.
(c) The secretary.
(d) Anne.

6. In "Wild Plums" what does the Slump family throw to the narrator?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Wild plums.
(c) A handful of rocks.
(d) A bible.

7. In "Wild Plums" why does the narrator's father visit the Slump property?
(a) To collect rent.
(b) To go pluming.
(c) To retrieve his plow.
(d) To arrange his daughter's marriage.

8. In "The Country Husband" what event happens at the beginning of the story?
(a) Someone dies.
(b) A house burns down.
(c) A plane crashes.
(d) Two people get married.

9. In "Wild Plums" why does the young girl jump off her father's carriage?
(a) To run away.
(b) To see if Mrs. Slump wore underwear.
(c) To play with the dog.
(d) To get a drink of water.

10. In "That in Aleppo Once..." to whom are the letters written?
(a) S.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Anna.
(d) V.

11. In "The Other Woman" what important recognition has the storyteller received?
(a) He was appointed to a government position and recognized for his poetry.
(b) He was voted "Man of the Year."
(c) He caught a wanted criminal and received a reward.
(d) He became head bishop.

12. In "The Killers" why do the two killers enter a particular public place?
(a) Ole Anderson just walked by.
(b) Ole Anderson is supposed to come there.
(c) Ole Anderson owns the establishment.
(d) Ole Anderson is hiding in the bathroom.

13. In "The Killers" what does Ole Anderson do when he learns that people want to kill him?
(a) He kills himself.
(b) He jumps up and packs his suitcase.
(c) He shoots the messenger.
(d) He continues to lie in bed.

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

15. Who wrote "The Second Tree From the Corner"?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Eudora Welty.
(c) E.B. White.
(d) William Faulkner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Theft"?

2. In "Wild Plums" what does the narrator's mother say wild plums taste like?

3. In "The Other Woman" what is the name of the storyteller?

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

5. Who wrote "Wild Plums"?

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