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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "Wild Plums" what is the narrator's name?
(a) Stephanie.
(b) The reader is not told.
(c) Anna Marie.
(d) Mary.

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

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

6. In "Christmas Gift" who is having a baby?
(a) The boy's mother.
(b) The boy's sister.
(c) The family dog.
(d) The neighbor's wife.

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

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

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

10. In "The Killers" where does the first part of the story take place?
(a) A gas station.
(b) A school.
(c) A church.
(d) A lunch counter.

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

12. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," why is the mother nervous to see the father?
(a) She has not told him of the death.
(b) She doesn't like him.
(c) She is always nervous.
(d) She no longer loves him.

13. In "Wild Plums" what was the Slump family supposed to return on their way to the woods?
(a) The jam jars.
(b) The plums.
(c) The bicycle.
(d) The plow.

14. In "The Country Husband" who listens to Francis tell about the event that has just happened?
(a) Anne.
(b) Julia.
(c) No one.
(d) Francis' children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," the family is waiting onshore for ____________.

2. In "The Country Husband" whom does Francis recognize at his neighbor's house?

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

4. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," what does Mr. Trexler want?

5. In "Christmas Gift" the boy is looking for __________.

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