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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," what instrument does the sister play?
(a) Violin.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Piano.
(d) Oboe.

5. In "Christmas Gift" what is the boy's name?
(a) Sill.
(b) Tommy.
(c) George.
(d) Larry.

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

7. In "The Other Woman," in front of whom does the storyteller cry?
(a) His co-workers.
(b) The other woman.
(c) His fiancee and wedding guests.
(d) His mother-in-law.

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

9. In "The Other Woman" where does the other woman work?
(a) An office.
(b) At a gas station.
(c) At a cigar store.
(d) A school.

10. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," whom does Mr. Trexler visit?
(a) A psychiatrist.
(b) A podiatrist.
(c) A cardiologist.
(d) An obstetrician.

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

12. In "That in Aleppo Once..." how does the narrator feel at the end of the story?
(a) Silly.
(b) Bitter.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) Joyful.

13. 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) Richard refuses to return their calls.
(c) The family moves away.
(d) Richard goes to college out of state.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Christmas Gift"?

2. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," what instrument does Richard play?

3. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin,", how old is Richard?

4. In "Wild Plums" what is the narrator's name?

5. In "Wild Plums" why does the young girl jump off her father's carriage?

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