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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

5. In "The Country Husband" Clayton Thomas is engaged to _______________.
(a) Madeleine.
(b) Anne.
(c) Julia.
(d) Charlotte.

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

7. In "The Killers" what was Ole Anderson's former profession?
(a) He was a boxer.
(b) He was a bookie.
(c) He was a priest.
(d) He was a school teacher.

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

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

10. In "Theft" what reason does the thief give for stealing?
(a) She didn't steal anything.
(b) Her niece is graduating, and young girls need nice things.
(c) She needs money for medicine.
(d) Her daughter wanted the necklace.

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

12. In "Christmas Gift" the boy is looking for __________.
(a) A priest.
(b) The doctor.
(c) The storekeeper.
(d) His father.

13. In "Theft" what is the main character doing when the thief enters her apartment?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating.
(c) Taking a bath.
(d) Talking on the telephone.

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

15. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin", what does Miss Aehle say about Richard and the sister?
(a) They are musical prodigies.
(b) They look alike.
(c) They are dating.
(d) They have no talent.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Theft" what is stolen?

2. In "Wild Plums" what was the Slump family supposed to return on their way to the woods?

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

4. In "The Killers" what does Ole Anderson do when he learns that people want to kill him?

5. In "That in Aleppo Once..." the wife cries for __________.

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