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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," the family is coming from ___________________.
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) The Ukraine.
(d) Ireland.

2. In "Theft" what does the main character try to give the thief?
(a) A purse.
(b) A necklace.
(c) Money.
(d) A piece of her mind.

3. In "The Country Husband" how does Francis assault Julia?
(a) He rapes her.
(b) He shoves her down the stairs.
(c) He chokes her.
(d) He slaps her.

4. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," what does the doctor want?
(a) A hospital wing.
(b) A Corvette.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) A mistress.

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

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

7. In "The Other Woman" what is the name of the storyteller?
(a) John.
(b) Sherwood.
(c) We are not told.
(d) Mark.

8. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," how did the brother die?
(a) He choked on a peanut.
(b) In a car accident.
(c) He committed suicide.
(d) In the war.

9. In "The Other Woman" when does the storyteller think of the other woman?
(a) When he is at the gas station.
(b) When he is on vacation.
(c) Only at night.
(d) When he is with his wife.

10. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," what does Mr. Trexler deny having?
(a) A child.
(b) Bizarre thoughts.
(c) Chest pains.
(d) Flat feet.

11. In "The Country Husband" what does Julia love to do?
(a) Sew.
(b) Shop.
(c) Go to dinner parties.
(d) Cook.

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

13. In "The Country Husband" who is Anne?
(a) Francis' wife.
(b) Francis' daughter.
(c) The babysitter.
(d) The maid.

14. Who wrote "The Country Husband"?
(a) Dorothy Parker.
(b) Jean Stanford.
(c) John Updike.
(d) John Cheever.

15. In "Christmas Gift" what does the storekeeper give the boy?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) A spitwad.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Candy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "That in Aleppo Once..." to whom are the letters written?

2. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," what does the family do after they are all in the new home?

3. In "That in Aleppo Once..." how does the narrator feel at the end of the story?

4. In "That in Aleppo Once..." the narrator immigrates to ____________.

5. Who wrote "Christmas Gift"?

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