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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the people live in "All Summer in a Day?"
(a) Mars.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Earth.
(d) Venus.

2. Who is responsible for digging up the bodies?
(a) Villagers.
(b) Road crew.
(c) Volunteers.
(d) Cemetery workers.

3. What is the name of the old woman that befriends the three complaining men?
(a) Hillgood.
(b) Killmartin.
(c) Underwood.
(d) Petrelli.

4. What are the two men looking for in "The Town Where No One Got Off?"
(a) Lost dog.
(b) Murder victim.
(c) Aliens.
(d) Spaceship.

5. In "A Scent of Sarsaparilla" William Finch finds many long lost memories in which part of his house?
(a) Garage.
(b) Basement.
(c) Parlor.
(d) Attic.

6. Where does the boy find peace for his troubled mind?
(a) Ocean.
(b) Nursing home.
(c) Treehouse.
(d) Confessional.

7. In "The Shoreline at Sunset" two men are on the beach looking for which of the following?
(a) Sea shells.
(b) Car keys.
(c) Coins.
(d) Jewelry.

8. What word best describes the physical appearance of the woman?
(a) Obese.
(b) Petite.
(c) Slender.
(d) Stooped.

9. Which famous author was often referred to as Papa?
(a) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Pablo Neruda.
(d) Mark Twain.

10. What is the name of the protagonist in "A Piece of Wood?"
(a) Wingard.
(b) Mitchell.
(c) Beck.
(d) Spaulding.

11. What is the name of the young girl in the story?
(a) Alice.
(b) Marion.
(c) Patty.
(d) Henrietta.

12. What is the name of the building?
(a) Windswept.
(b) Grynwood.
(c) Folcrum.
(d) Ogilvy.

13. In "McGillahee's Brat" the main character has not aged in how many years?
(a) 12.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

14. What is the name of the ill daughter in "A Medicine for Melancholy (The Sovereign Remedy Revealed!)?"
(a) Victoria.
(b) Camillia.
(c) Raynie.
(d) Anne.

15. "Have I Got a Chocolate Bar for You!" deals with a boy that practices which religion?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Protestantism.
(d) Buddhism.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Parrot Who Met Papa" is about an ordinary parrot named ________.

2. The man wants to correct wrongs that were cast upon him when he was ______ years old.

3. What happens to the loved one's body during the night?

4. What is the name of the boy in "A Story of Love?"

5. What event takes place during the story?

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