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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. As A Vintage Thunderbird opens, who are the people driving from Virginia to New York?
(a) Nick and Lauren.
(b) Mick and Karen.
(c) Nick and Karen.
(d) Mick and Susan.

2. In what condition does Varig arrive at Tusend Hjem on the night of the meeting?
(a) He is exhausted.
(b) He is unable to speak English.
(c) He is alone and afraid.
(d) He is drunk.

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

4. Where did Mrs. Kubiac go to try and find her daughter?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Portland.

5. Where do the couple stay for the weekend in A Romantic Weekend?
(a) At a friend of hers.
(b) In his grandmother's deserted apartment.
(c) In a Marriott Hotel.
(d) At a B and B.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ad Magic have in his mouth when the bus crashes?

2. Why is the couple in A Romantic Weekend going away for the weekend?

3. In White Horse, who does the white horse belong to?

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

5. Who is Little Duke?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the story Cathedral, who is Robert and how does he enter the story?

2. In the story All the Way in Flagstaff, Arizona, what does Walter keep hidden in the wheel well of the spare tire in the car? Why?

3. Who does the mother in the story The First Day ask the woman at Walker Jones School and why?

4. Who are the main characters in River of Names, and how are they different from each other?

5. Where does Magic find the white horse, in what condition is the horse, and who does he call for help?

6. What happens to Ad Magic in the beginning of A White Horse, and how do the people he is with react to his situation?

7. How does the narrator of Testimony of Pilot lose his hearing?

8. What story does Edna tell the narrator of Rock Springs about her pet, a monkey?

9. What memory does Bryan relate in the third part of the story Minor Heroism?

10. In The Fat Girl, what is the secret that follows Louise from high school to college?

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