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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 Country Husband" what does Julia love to do?
(a) Cook.
(b) Shop.
(c) Go to dinner parties.
(d) Sew.

2. In "The Country Husband" Clayton Thomas is engaged to _______________.
(a) Anne.
(b) Madeleine.
(c) Julia.
(d) Charlotte.

3. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," what does Mr. Trexler travel several blocks without doing?
(a) Yelling at his son.
(b) Having chest pains.
(c) Having bizarre thoughts.
(d) Getting a blister.

4. Who wrote "Christmas Gift"?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Robert Penn Warren.
(d) Henry Miller.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Killers" why do the two killers enter a particular public place?

2. In "Christmas Gift" who gives the boy a cigarette?

3. In "The Other Woman" what important recognition has the storyteller received?

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

5. In "Theft" what is the main character doing when the thief enters her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "That In Aleppo Once..." who is V.?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the young woman in "Theft."

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