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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 "Christmas Gift" who is having a baby?
(a) The family dog.
(b) The boy's mother.
(c) The neighbor's wife.
(d) The boy's sister.

2. Who wrote "The Other Woman"?
(a) John Smith.
(b) Sherwood Anderson.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) Mark Twain.

3. Who wrote "The Country Husband"?
(a) John Updike.
(b) Jean Stanford.
(c) Dorothy Parker.
(d) John Cheever.

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

5. In "Christmas Gift" what does the storekeeper give the boy?
(a) Candy.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) Sugar.
(d) A spitwad.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," the family is coming from ___________________.

2. In "The Killers" who goes to warn Ole that people want to kill him?

3. In "Wild Plums" what does the narrator's mother say wild plums taste like?

4. In "Theft" what reason does the thief give for stealing?

5. In "Theft" the thief is stealing for ____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In "Christmas Gift" why does the storekeeper give the boy candy?

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

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

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