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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 instrument does the sister play?
(a) Piano.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Violin.
(d) Oboe.

2. In "Theft" what is the main character's name?
(a) We are not told.
(b) Renee.
(c) Sophia.
(d) Anna.

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

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

5. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," the sister has a crush on ______________.
(a) Her brother.
(b) Richard.
(c) Robby.
(d) Jason.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who wrote "The Hitch-Hikers"?

4. Who wrote "That in Aleppo Once..."?

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

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 Second Tree From the Corner," do you think the main character is mentally ill? Why?

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the evidence that the family in "Christmas Gift" are second-class citizens.

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

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

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

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