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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the boy in "A Day's Wait" think he is going to die?
(a) He sees his dead mother.
(b) He hears strange music.
(c) He has never felt so sick in his life.
(d) He thinks his temperature is in Celsius.

2. What is the name of David's father's guide?
(a) Jami.
(b) Juma.
(c) Juna.
(d) Jamal.

3. What does Mr. Wheeler tease his waitress about?
(a) Her unfaithful husband.
(b) Her lowly job.
(c) Her bad service.
(d) Having sex with him.

4. Where does "Black Ass at the Cross Roads" take place?
(a) Poland.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

5. What does Nick talk to the Italian soldiers about?
(a) Crickets.
(b) Grasshoppers.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Butterflies.

6. Who does Jimmy talk with a lot while his father is sleeping?
(a) The Porter.
(b) A prisoner.
(c) The engineer.
(d) A guard.

7. Who loses much of Harry's equipment?
(a) Mr. Sing.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Billy.
(d) Mr. Johnson.

8. Who pays the matador's bills while he is out of the country?
(a) The narrator.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His tenants.

9. What is Mr. Johnson sad about?
(a) He was fired.
(b) His wife is divorcing him.
(c) He lost all his money.
(d) His father died.

10. What does the farmer have the bull do when he gets older?
(a) Be butchered.
(b) Lead.
(c) Fight.
(d) Breed.

11. What does the narrator of "Wine of Wyoming" hunt for?
(a) Coyotes.
(b) Prairie dogs.
(c) Antelope.
(d) Elk.

12. Where are the Fontans from?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

13. What do David and his dog find in "An African Story"?
(a) A lion's corpse.
(b) A tiger's den.
(c) A herd of zebra.
(d) A bull elephant.

14. What does Enrique do when he hears police sirens in "Nobody Ever Dies"?
(a) Shoots the cops.
(b) Runs away.
(c) Shoots himself.
(d) Surrenders.

15. Where is Stevie at the beginning of "Great News From the Mainland"?
(a) Prison.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A boarding school.
(d) A mental institution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Edwin's job during the Spanish Civil War?

2. What kind of therapy is Stevie receiving in "Great News From the Mainland"?

3. Where do Wesley and Harry get the wares they sell?

4. How does Mr. Harris' father die?

5. Where does Nick make love to Bill's sister?

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