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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 do the men find on the beach instead?
(a) Starfish.
(b) Mermaid.
(c) Car keys.
(d) Jewelry.

2. What is the name of the main male character in "Frost and Fire?"
(a) Stewart.
(b) Sim.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Sam.

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

4. In "The Inspired Chicken Motel" which item bears a strange inscription?
(a) Egg.
(b) Wall.
(c) Tombstone.
(d) Beak.

5. What is the name of the character that suffers from dual personalities?
(a) Fabian.
(b) Freeleigh.
(c) Fabio.
(d) Finck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the woman work?

2. Tomorrow's Child" is set in which year?

3. What nationality is the man that uncovers the unusual activity?

4. What childhood game is played in "Gotcha!?"

5. What is the name of the protagonist in "A Piece of Wood?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Anna Marie and Roger in "Some Live Like Lazarus?" How does the relationship evolve?

2. Discuss the unusual personality disorder of Fabian in "And So Died Riabouchinska." How does the disorder affect the story?

3. In "The Best of All Possible Worlds," two men meet on a commuter train.

4. In "The Better Part of Wisdom" what does the grandfather decide to do when he learns he is on death's door?

5. Describe the plot in "A Story of Love."

6. What is the reaction of the people when a girl talks about a woman being buried alive in "The Screaming Woman?"

7. Explain the difference between the two men at the beach in "The Shoreline at Sunset."

8. In the story "The Aqueduct" how does a third party benefit from a war between two other nations?

9. "Night Call, Collect" tells the story of which character? What is the character's problem?

10. In "The Day It Rained Forever" three friends complain at the severe heat while waiting for a specific event to occur. What is the event? When is it due to occur?

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