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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. Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe the mysterious gypsy that arrives in town in the story "The Fisherman from Chihuahua"?
(a) Handsome.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Dark.
(d) Wild.

2. In the story the writer is composing in the tale "1/3, 1/3, 1/3," with whom does the lead character fall in love?
(a) A princess.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A waitress.
(d) A convict.

3. From what country is the man who comes to the restaurant in Pendleton's town and eats alone?
(a) He is Peruvian.
(b) He is Mexican.
(c) He is Argentinean.
(d) He is Columbian.

4. What story element is Vance trying to explain through his retelling of "The Amish Farmer"?
(a) Character arc.
(b) Rising action suspense.
(c) Point-of-view narration.
(d) Climactic conflict.

5. In "Verona," how does the mother in the story react when she sees her husband feeding birds with their daughter?
(a) She is jealous.
(b) She is confused.
(c) She is apathetic.
(d) She is pleased.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompts the gypsy man to raise his head and shout a war cry in the story, "The Fisherman from Chihuahua"?

2. If Sonny could choose any of the following occupations for himself, which would he choose?

3. What does Carlyle do for a living?

4. In the story "Sonny's Blues," what does the narrator do for a living?

5. What animal does Willi's father breed for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sean's married life like?

2. What happens when Sean is trapped in an elevator in the story "Midair"?

3. How does Willie's father react when Willi tells him what he witnessed in the barn?

4. How does Arty's father react when his son comes for a visit at the mental institution in the story "The Bystander"?

5. What arrangement is struck-up between the three destitute characters in the story "1/3, 1/3, 1/3"?

6. What interesting behavior does Damaso exhibit while in town in the story "The Fisherman From Chihuahua"?

7. What reason does Raymond Carver give about why he wanted to compose this collection of short stories?

8. What prompts the narrator in "Sonny's Blues" to reach out to his incarcerated brother?

9. What part about Arty's life made him feel like a "Bystander"?

10. Why does Daniel aggressively attack Noel in the story "The Amish Farmer"?

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