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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. How old is the narrator's father when he becomes ill in "The Lover of Horses"?
(a) 53 years old.
(b) 63 years old.
(c) 43 years old.
(d) 73 years old.

2. What color is Arnold Friend's car in the story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
(a) Orange.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Purple.

3. What is the name of the river on which the Cove is situation in the story "Water Liars"?
(a) Kazoo River.
(b) Yazoo River.
(c) Zazoo River.
(d) Wazoo River.

4. What animal attacks David while he is going for a drink of water at the lake?
(a) A bear.
(b) A snake.
(c) A deer.
(d) An eagle.

5. What question does the young man ask the older woman at the doctor's office at the end of "The Story of a Scar"?
(a) How are you feeling?
(b) What is your name?
(c) How old are you?
(d) Will you go out with me?

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion does Leo Finkle practice in the story "The Magic Barrel"?

2. How many hours must Jancy drive to visit with her boyfriend?

3. What animal does Jancy hit with her car on her drive to visit with her boyfriend?

4. How many members of the family are killed by the killer in the story "A Good Man is Hard to Find"?

5. Why is the narrator of the story "Dream Children" considered uninteresting and melancholy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What strains threaten to ruin the marriage of Leroy Moffitt and Norma Jean in the story "Shiloh"?

2. How does the narrator react when her father falls ill in "The Lover of Horses"?

3. How does Leo Finkel meet his wife in "The Magic Barrel"?

4. How does the monkey die in the story "Letters from the Samantha"?

5. In the story "The Misfits," how does Gay Langland feel about relationships?

6. What does Ozzy demand of his spectators in the story "The Conversation of the Jews"?

7. What stories do the old men from the cove tell the narrator in the story "Water Liars"?

8. Why does the rabbi call the young boys "Murderers!" in the story of the same name?

9. Why did Sam's ex-wives walk out on him in the story "The Wedding"?

10. How did the older woman in "The Story of a Scar" get the scar on her face?

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