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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Hitch-Hikers" where does Tom Harris take the men?
(a) A wedding.
(b) A motel.
(c) A church.
(d) A funeral.

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

3. In "Wild Plums" what does the narrator's mother say wild plums taste like?
(a) Salty.
(b) Raw beets.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Bitter.

4. 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.

5. In "Theft" the thief is stealing for ____________.
(a) Herself.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her niece.

6. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," how does the family lose contact with Richard?
(a) They have an argument and never speak again.
(b) The family moves away.
(c) Richard refuses to return their calls.
(d) Richard goes to college out of state.

7. In "The Country Husband" Francis had been in the __________.
(a) Navy.
(b) Army.
(c) Marines.
(d) Air Force.

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

9. In "Christmas Gift" why does Sill enter the store?
(a) To buy sugar.
(b) He is hurt and needs help.
(c) He sees his father through the window.
(d) To get warm.

10. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," who is the boy's best friend?
(a) William.
(b) His mother.
(c) Richard.
(d) His sister.

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

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

13. In "Theft" who tries to steal from the main character?
(a) A janitress.
(b) Her mother.
(c) A friend.
(d) A lover.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin", what does Miss Aehle say about Richard and the sister?

2. Who wrote "The Other Woman"?

3. Who wrote "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin"?

4. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," the family is coming from ___________________.

5. In "The Country Husband" what does Julia love to do?

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