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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the war is over, where does Alec Gray move?
(a) To London.
(b) To Paris.
(c) To Barcelona.
(d) To New York City.

2. What happens to Satoris at the end of the story "All the Dead Pilots"?
(a) He is captured by enemy soldiers.
(b) He forgives Spoomer.
(c) He is kicked out of the Army.
(d) He is killed.

3. After Davy loses his leg in the war, what material is used to craft him a new one?
(a) Wood.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Steel.
(d) Titanium.

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true in the story "Wash"?
(a) Wash kills his boss.
(b) Wash kills himself.
(c) Wash sets his house on fire.
(d) Wash kills his granddaughter.

5. How does Wash react to the blooming relationship between his female relative and his boss?
(a) He ignores the relationship.
(b) He does not know about the relationship.
(c) He tries to break the relationship up.
(d) He gives the relationship his blessing.

6. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Alec Gray?
(a) He was honorably discharged from the Army.
(b) He is very poor.
(c) He is of Caucasian decent.
(d) He is a decorated soldier.

7. What is Alec Gray punished for NOT doing in the Army?
(a) Bathing.
(b) Shaving.
(c) Shining his shoes.
(d) Making his bed.

8. While Spoomer is with his woman, what does Satoris steal from him?
(a) His clothes.
(b) His wallet.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His car.

9. How does Boyd's mother find out that Amy has lost her brooch?
(a) Through town gossip.
(b) By reading Amy's diary.
(c) Through a telephone call.
(d) By snooping in Amy's jewelry chest.

10. Where does Cousin Melisandre attempt to hide the valuables when the Yankees arrive?
(a) In the coal cellar.
(b) In the apple orchard.
(c) In the well.
(d) In the outhouse.

11. In the story "Artist at Home," what does Roger Howes do for a living?
(a) He is a writer.
(b) He is a potter.
(c) He is a painter.
(d) He is a sculptor.

12. Which of the following purchases did the dead woman upgrade every year?
(a) Her car.
(b) Her mortgage.
(c) Her telephone.
(d) Her coffin.

13. During which season do Jarrod and Louise attend prom together?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

14. In the story "The Mistral," which of the following facts is NOT true about the dead man's fiancee?
(a) She is a suspect in his murder.
(b) She is adopted.
(c) She is the daughter of a priest.
(d) She is pregnant.

15. While Alec Gray is in the Army, what is his relationship with his family?
(a) Angry.
(b) He misses his family.
(c) Distant.
(d) He has no family.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the narrator of the story "Pennsylvania Station" related to the dead woman?

2. With which of Wash's relatives does his boss start a relationship?

3. Which of the following words completes this quote from the story "Carcassonne": "Death is ___________ a galloping buckskin horse."

4. At the end of the story "Crevasse," what is the injured man in the corner doing?

5. During which war was the Day of Armistice?

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