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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 "My Dead Brother Comes to America," what does the family do after they are all in the new home?
(a) Argues.
(b) Makes dinner.
(c) Grieves.
(d) Throws a party.

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

3. In "The Country Husband" what does Francis buy for Anne?
(a) A cat.
(b) A new dress.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A car.

4. Who wrote "That in Aleppo Once..."?
(a) Bob Smith.
(b) Tom Harris.
(c) Vladimir Nabokov.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Killers" what is the name of the location that the first part of the story takes place?

3. In "The Country Husband" whom does Francis recognize at his neighbor's house?

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

5. In "The Killers" what does Ole Anderson do when he learns that people want to kill him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Compare and contrast the janitress and the young woman in "Theft."

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

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

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

6. Describe how the sister acts around Richard in "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin."

7. How is Richard compassionate in "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin"?

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

9. In "That in Aleppo Once..." what does the wife do to hurt her husband?

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

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