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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 does the narrator of "A Natural History of the Dead" describe death?
(a) Inhuman and meaningless.
(b) Noble and proud.
(c) Disgusting and real.
(d) Deep and profound.

2. Where does Mr. Wheeler live?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Spain.
(d) Cuba.

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

4. Where is Edwin's friend, John from?
(a) Hungary.
(b) Italy.
(c) Greece.
(d) Egypt.

5. What does Jimmy's father stay up late doing in "The Porter"?
(a) Reading.
(b) Talking.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Talking to a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who loses much of Harry's equipment?

2. What is the man in the restaurant using to spray the people with in "The Butterfly and the Tank"?

3. What is called the opium of the people in "The Gambler, The Nun, and the Radio"?

4. Who runs away with Nick in "The Last Good Country"?

5. How is the narrator in "A Day's Wait" related to the boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Edwin do when he suspects that Luis is a Fascist?

2. Why does the boy in "A Day's Wait" think he is going to die, and how is he calmed down?

3. What happens when Mr. Harris is eating at a train station restaurant?

4. What does Nick do for the Italian army after he has been discharged?

5. What is Nick good at doing with women?

6. What do the Fontans make in secret, and why is it so secret?

7. How does Maria act when she is captured in "Nobody Ever Dies"?

8. What is the woman writing to the medical column about in "One Reader Writes"?

9. What happens to the man spraying cologne in "The Butterfly and the Tank"?

10. How is Blindy blinded?

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