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

2. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," how did the brother die?
(a) In a car accident.
(b) In the war.
(c) He choked on a peanut.
(d) He committed suicide.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin"?

2. In "The Other Woman" what is about to happen in the storyteller's life?

3. In "That in Aleppo Once..." what mode of transportation is taken on the way to the honeymoon?

4. In "Theft" why did the thief enter the main character's apartment?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Second Tree from the Corner," what are Mr. Trexler's bizarre thoughts?

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

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

5. How is "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin" a story about coming of age?

6. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what does Harris do to try to help the hitch-hikers?

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

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

9. In "The Country Husband" how does Julia make herself happy?

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

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