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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has the narrator of "The Family M" never wanted?
(a) Children.
(b) Money.
(c) An education.
(d) A wife.

2. What does the narrator of "The Family M" ask to have installed in the apartment building?
(a) Slides.
(b) ATMs.
(c) Washing machines.
(d) Coke machines.

3. Why does the narrator of "The Family M" yell at Melvin?
(a) He does not yell at Melvin.
(b) For how he raised his children.
(c) For eating his sandwich.
(d) For scratching his car.

4. Who has a peculiar illness in "Joshua Karabish"?
(a) Jane.
(b) Austin.
(c) Mrs. Seifert.
(d) Joshua.

5. Where does the narrator of "The Family M" live?
(a) In a mansion.
(b) In a house.
(c) In an apartment.
(d) In a bungalow.

6. What does the narrator of "The Man With No Name" do when he is bored?
(a) Bakes.
(b) Calls his mother.
(c) Prank calls people.
(d) Knits.

7. Where does Joshua go for two weeks in "Joshua Karabish"?
(a) Florida.
(b) Home.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Cape Cod.

8. In "The Man With No Name," what street does the narrator live on?
(a) Bleeker Street.
(b) Peach Street.
(c) Fess Avenue.
(d) Drewry Lane.

9. How long dd it take Darma to write The Old Man with No Name?
(a) Three days.
(b) A few hours.
(c) Ten minutes.
(d) One hour.

10. Where is Budi Darma originally from?
(a) Japan.
(b) India.
(c) China.
(d) Indonesia.

11. What kind of fiction did Darma write prior to People from Bloomington?
(a) Mystery.
(b) He did not write fiction.
(c) Historical fiction.
(d) Absurdist fiction.

12. In "The Family M," who is Jerry?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A chef.
(c) A janitor.
(d) A banker.

13. In "The Man With No Name," who does the narrator spot in the cafeteria at the University?
(a) Mrs. Smith.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Mrs. Nolan.
(d) The old man.

14. In "Joshua Karabish," who is Cathy?
(a) Joshua's sister.
(b) Joshua's friend.
(c) Joshua's mother.
(d) Joshua's aunt.

15. What did Darma do in his free time while at university?
(a) Go on walks.
(b) Bake bread.
(c) Shop.
(d) Knit sweaters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator of "The Family M" want to hurt?

2. Who does the narrator of "The Man With No Name" invite out for coffee?

3. What does Darma maintain about the short story form?

4. In "Joshua Karabish," what does Joshua take with him on a trip?

5. Who are the narrator's neighbors in "The Man With No Name"?

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