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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 look alike.
(c) They are dating.
(d) They are musical prodigies.

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

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

4. In "The Country Husband" who kisses Francis?
(a) The neighbor.
(b) The maid.
(c) Anne.
(d) The secretary.

5. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," what does the boy turn to after he realizes he is losing his best friend?
(a) Writing.
(b) Music.
(c) Painting.
(d) Horseback riding.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Christmas Gift" what does the storekeeper give the boy?

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

3. Who wrote "Theft"?

4. In "Wild Plums" what does the narrator's mother say wild plums taste like?

5. In "The Killers" why do the two men want to kill Ole Anderson?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "My Dead Brother comes to America," why do the authorities hesitate to let the family off the ship?

2. How do you perceive the fiancee in "The Other Woman"?

3. In "The Country Husband" what does Francis' recollection of the maid add to the story?

4. In "Wild Plums" why do the narrator's parents not want her to pick plums?

5. Why do you think that Francis becomes obsessed with the babysitter in "A Country Husband"?

6. In "That in Aleppo Once..." do you think the wife ever actually existed?

7. In "Christmas Gift" what is the gift?

8. In "Christmas Gift" why does the storekeeper give the boy candy?

9. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," do you think the main character is mentally ill? Why?

10. In the end of, "That in Aleppo Once..." why is the narrator unhappy?

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