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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," who is the boy's best friend?
(a) His mother.
(b) William.
(c) Richard.
(d) His sister.

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

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

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

5. In "The Killers" why do the two men want to kill Ole Anderson?
(a) Ole owes money to his bookie.
(b) Ole killed their brother.
(c) Ole is a Communist.
(d) The reader is not told.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Other Woman," in front of whom does the storyteller cry?

2. In "The Hitch-Hikers" who gives away the guitar?

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

4. In "Theft" what does the main character try to give the thief?

5. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what color is the guitar?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what does the guitar mean to each of the characters?

2. In "Christmas Gift" why do you suppose the father stopped complaining about the half-sister staying with the family?

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

4. When "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin" and "The Country Husband" were first published, how controversial was the subject matter?

5. Describe the evidence that the family in "Christmas Gift" are second-class citizens.

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

7. Why do you think the author chose to have a narrator listening to a friend tell a story in "The Other Woman"?

8. Why do you think the murderers in "The Killers" belittle the restaurant patrons and take them hostage? Was this necessary?

9. In "The Killers" why doesn't the author tell the reader why Ole Anderson is going to be murdered?

10. Describe the marriage between Julia and Francis in "The Country Husband."

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