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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase do the two killers use when mocking Nick in "The Killers"?
(a) Pretty bright boy.
(b) Very shady guy.
(c) Very bright boy.
(d) Pretty honest guy.

2. Where does the story “The Undefeated” take place?
(a) Sevilla.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Portugal.

3. Who does Manuel dedicate "this bull" to during the fight in "The Undefeated"?
(a) The president and Madrid.
(b) The president and Spain.
(c) Zurito.
(d) His wife.

4. In the story "Fifty Grand," who is Jack sick of and wants to return to town?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Danny.
(c) Walcott.
(d) Jerry.

5. What does the major say several times at the end of the story "In Another Country"?
(a) "My heart is broken."
(b) "I miss my wife."
(c) "I cannot resign myself."
(d) "I cannot return to the war."

6. How much money does Jack bet on Walcott winning the fight in the story "Fifty Grand"?
(a) Thirty grand.
(b) Fifty grand.
(c) Twenty-Five grand.
(d) One hundred grand.

7. How old is the character Pinn in "A Simple Enquiry"?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

8. In "Hills Like White Elephants," how many bags are the girl and the American man traveling with?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

9. In "The Killers," who get’s tied up together by the killers?
(a) Only Nick.
(b) Nick and George.
(c) Nick and Sam.
(d) George and Ole.

10. What does the major call Pinn at the end of "A Simple Enquiry"?
(a) A little devil.
(b) A little liar.
(c) A little thief.
(d) A little saint.

11. In the story "Che Ti Dice La Patria?" what heritage are Guy and his friend?
(a) French.
(b) Old Southern Germans.
(c) Italian.
(d) Spanish.

12. In "Fifty Grand," what are the names of the two boys with John?
(a) Happy Stinger and John Morgan.
(b) John Hogan and Happy Morgan.
(c) Happy Steinfelt and Lew Miller.
(d) Happy Steinfelt and Lew Morgan.

13. At the beginning of "The Undefeated," where had Manuel just been relieved from?
(a) The insane asylum.
(b) The hospital.
(c) Jail.
(d) A crime scene.

14. In "The Undefeated," what does Manuel use to kill the bull?
(a) A knife.
(b) A gun.
(c) His hands.
(d) A muleta.

15. In the story "Che Ti Dice La Patria?" what had Mussolini done to all the brothels?
(a) Burned them.
(b) Abolished them.
(c) Promoted them.
(d) Sold them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Jack weigh before the fight in the story "Fifty Grand"?

2. In the story "The Killeres," what is the name of the restaurant where the two killers come in search of Ole Andreson?

3. Who greets the door when Nick arrives to talk with Ole Andreson in "The Killers"?

4. At the end of "In Another Country," what does the major do?

5. In "In Another Country," what does the narrator tell the major he will do after the war?

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