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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. Once they arrive at the destination where the operation will take place, how does the girl say she feels in "Hills LIke White Elephants"?
(a) Fine.
(b) Hesitant.
(c) Scared.
(d) Angry.

2. What is the name of the man Manuel begs to let him return to fighting in "The Undefeated"?
(a) Retana.
(b) Zurito.
(c) Chavez.
(d) Hernandez.

3. In "In Another Country," what illness did the major’s wife die of?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Fever.
(c) Measles.
(d) Pneumonia.

4. In "Hills Like White Elephants," the hills are across the valley of what location?
(a) Ebro.
(b) Paris.
(c) Spain.
(d) Madrid.

5. Where does "In Another Country" take place?
(a) Rome.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Venice.
(d) Milan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Fifty Grand," who is Jack sick of and wants to return to town?

2. What kind of portraits do they see in the restaurant in Spezia in the story "Che Ti Dice La Patria?"

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

4. In the story "Che Ti Dice La Patria?" what heritage are Guy and his friend?

5. In the story "The Killers," why does Ole Andreson not want to go out?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Retana reluctant to have Manuel fight again?

2. Why does the major in "In Another Country" tell the young officer that no man should marry?

3. What does the young man in “Che Ti Dice La Patria” do that Guy and his friend think is so strange?

4. Why do the people of Milan hate the group of four young men walking through the streets?

5. How does Jack finally fall asleep on the night before his big fight in "Fifty Grand"?

6. Why does the young officer in “In Another Country” feel like an outsider compared to the other three officers?

7. What do you think the author is suggesting about honesty in "A Simple Enquiry"?

8. What is Guy proud to be taken for when he is traveling through Italy in “Che Ti Dice La Patria”?

9. How does the author describe the scenery at the start of “Che Ti Dice La Patria”?

10. Why does Jack bet against himself in the fight in "Fifty Grand"?

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