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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 look alike.
(b) They have no talent.
(c) They are dating.
(d) They are musical prodigies.

2. 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) Painting.
(b) Horseback riding.
(c) Music.
(d) Writing.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Other Woman" what is the name of the storyteller?

2. In "Wild Plums" why does the narrator's father visit the Slump property?

3. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," how did the brother die?

4. In "Christmas Gift" who gives the boy directions?

5. Who wrote "The Country Husband"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. Why do you think the mistress in "The Other Woman" agreed to the affair?

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

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

8. In "Wild Plums" why did the young girl want to pick plums?

9. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," what does the father do to show he cares for his family?

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

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