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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" who is Anne?
(a) The maid.
(b) Francis' daughter.
(c) The babysitter.
(d) Francis' wife.
2. In "The Other Woman" when does the storyteller think of the other woman?
(a) When he is with his wife.
(b) When he is at the gas station.
(c) When he is on vacation.
(d) Only at night.
3. In "Christmas Gift" the boy is looking for __________.
(a) His father.
(b) The storekeeper.
(c) The doctor.
(d) A priest.
4. In "The Other Woman," in front of whom does the storyteller cry?
(a) His fiancee and wedding guests.
(b) The other woman.
(c) His co-workers.
(d) His mother-in-law.
5. In "Wild Plums" what does the narrator's mother say wild plums taste like?
(a) Raw beets.
(b) Salty.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Bitter.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Theft" what does the main character try to give the thief?
2. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," the boy has a crush on ___________.
3. In "The Killers" why do the two men want to kill Ole Anderson?
4. In "Wild Plums" what was the Slump family supposed to return on their way to the woods?
5. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," what has the father gotten for all the children?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do you perceive the fiancee in "The Other Woman"?
2. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what does the guitar mean to each of the characters?
3. When "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin" and "The Country Husband" were first published, how controversial was the subject matter?
4. In "That in Aleppo Once..." what does the wife do to hurt her husband?
5. In "Christmas Gift" why do you suppose the father stopped complaining about the half-sister staying with the family?
6. In the end of, "That in Aleppo Once..." why is the narrator unhappy?
7. In "Christmas Gift" why does the storekeeper give the boy candy?
8. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what does Harris do to try to help the hitch-hikers?
9. Describe the evidence that the family in "Christmas Gift" are second-class citizens.
10. How is "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin" a story about coming of age?
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