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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. What kind of business was the Sinai Desert?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A bar.
(c) A strip club.
(d) A restaurant.

2. Where is the giant turtle caught in "The Boy who Talked with Animals?"
(a) Africa.
(b) The West Indies.
(c) Spain.
(d) Brazil.

3. What does Mabel say her daughter resembles at the end of the story?
(a) A small dog.
(b) A toddler.
(c) A larvae.
(d) A beetle.

4. What kind of bug was Uncle Oswald interested in?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Bees.
(c) Centipedes.
(d) Scorpions.

5. Where does the cop say the man who picked up the hitchhiker will end up?
(a) An asylum.
(b) The court house.
(c) Jail.
(d) The ditch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Uncle Oswald send in "The Visitor?"

2. What kind of tenant does the landlady typically accept?

3. How long did it take the Taylor's to have a baby?

4. Who is helping Claud with his greyhound plan?

5. Who was Mr. Bixby having an affair with?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "William and Mary," what does Landy do for William after he dies?

2. What does Mary do when she first sees what Landy has done for her husband when William dies?

3. What happens when Bert looks inside the hayrick?

4. In "The Great Switcheroo," what story does Vic tell Jerry and why?

5. What does the landlady do with all of her pets when they die?

6. What was the experiment used by the narrator in "Georgy Porgy" to understand women?

7. What happens when Lexington eats meat for the first time in "Pig?"

8. How did Mrs. Bixby hide her affair for so long?

9. Why does Klara think her last child will live?

10. What does the ratcatcher say is the best way to catch mice?

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