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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the father in the story Minor Heroism do for a living?
(a) He is an insurance salesman.
(b) He is a used car dealer.
(c) He is an attorney.
(d) He is a desk sergeant.

2. When did Emily first meet Willi Varig?
(a) Twenty years before the birth of their child.
(b) Ten years after WWII.
(c) In hgih school.
(d) Two years after they were married.

3. In The Darling, what is Dolores Starr's unusual occupation?
(a) She is a detective.
(b) She is a murderer.
(c) She is a sky diver.
(d) She is a zoo keeper.

4. What does the older son in Minor Heroism do for a living?
(a) He is an attorney.
(b) He is a writer.
(c) He is a school teacher.
(d) He is a college professor.

5. Who is Louise's close friend in college?
(a) Susan.
(b) Patrice.
(c) Carrie.
(d) Jessica.

6. In River of Names, who is the narrator's lover?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Thom.
(c) Marie.
(d) Bill.

7. In Talk of Heroes, Who is Willi Varig?
(a) Emily's husband.
(b) The director of the church.
(c) A famous Norwegian war hero.
(d) A Vietnam veteran.

8. What does Bryan tell his father to do with the picture he has drawn?
(a) He tells his father to keep it.
(b) He tells his father to put it up on the wall.
(c) He tells his father to give it back to him.
(d) He tells his father to throw it away.

9. What is the young girl carrying with her on the first day?
(a) A cot, a blanket, and a notebook.
(b) A purse, a lunchbox, and a brush.
(c) A pencil, a pencil sharpener, and a small composition notebook.
(d) A lunchbox, a jacket, and a notebook.

10. In A Romantic Weekend, what does the woman want to talk about after dinner?
(a) Her favorite books.
(b) Sado-masochism.
(c) Her first marriage.
(d) Her family.

11. What does Louise have hidden in the back of her closet behind her stuffed animals?
(a) Books on dieting.
(b) Colas.
(c) Candy.
(d) Pictures of thin women.

12. In Minor Heroism, where in the house does Bryan sit and draw his pictures?
(a) On the living room table.
(b) At his father's desk.
(c) At the dining room table.
(d) On the floor of his room.`

13. Whose music does Dzia-Dzia hear while he sits at the other end of the kitchen table from Michael?
(a) Fiddle music.
(b) Rock music.
(c) Harp music.
(d) Piano music.

14. Where does Hattie Benedict and the two children find shelter during the blizzard?
(a) In an automobile.
(b) In a wooden house.
(c) In a pig sty.
(d) In a haystack.

15. What does the husband in Cathedral find disconcerting about Robert?
(a) Robert is only twenty years old.
(b) Robert is a paraplegic.
(c) Robert is blind.
(d) Robert is over seven feet tall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two children are left at the school house with the teacher during the blizzard?

2. In what condition does Varig arrive at Tusend Hjem on the night of the meeting?

3. What do Michael and Delores first find they have in common?

4. Where do the couple stay for the weekend in A Romantic Weekend?

5. Who becomes deaf playing drums in a band in the story Testimony of Pilot?

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