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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What childhood game is played in "Gotcha!?"
(a) Hopscotch.
(b) Hide and seek.
(c) Marco Polo.
(d) Tag.

2. "The Parrot Who Met Papa" is about an ordinary parrot named ________.
(a) El Cid.
(b) Don Juan.
(c) Don Gato.
(d) El Córdoba.

3. What is the name of the man found murdered n the story "And So Died Riabouchinska?"
(a) Ockham.
(b) Auffman.
(c) Lapham.
(d) Riabouchinska.

4. How long has the character lived alone on the planet?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 75 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 60 years.

5. What is the name of the boy in "A Story of Love?"
(a) Joe.
(b) Rick.
(c) Scott.
(d) Bob.

6. What causes the characters' life spans to be shortened drastically?
(a) Metabolism.
(b) Lack of oxygen.
(c) Fever.
(d) Pestilence.

7. What is the profession of the men?
(a) Garbage men.
(b) Ambulance drivers.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Firefighters.

8. On what day is the rain supposed to come?
(a) June 21st.
(b) April 4th.
(c) January 29th.
(d) September 8th.

9. A person's life span typically lasts how many days?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 15.
(d) 11.

10. What happens to the loved one's body during the night?
(a) Disappears.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Comes to life.
(d) Disintegrates.

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

12. "The Tombling Day" deals with activities that take place in which location?
(a) Hospital.
(b) Cemetery.
(c) Apartment complex.
(d) Elementary school.

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

14. "The Black Ferris" tells the story of a magical Ferris wheel that alters a rider's ____.
(a) Hair color.
(b) Age.
(c) Height.
(d) Weight.

15. What is the name of the family that emigrated to Mars?
(a) Bitterling.
(b) Smith.
(c) Carlson.
(d) Bertram.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does an aqueduct typically carry?

2. What is the name of the old woman that befriends the three complaining men?

3. The practice originated in which country?

4. What event takes place during the story?

5. The plan is to burn down the house of which person?

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