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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. Who does the narrator of "Mrs. Elberhart" visit at the hospital?
(a) His father.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Mrs. Elberhart.
(d) His brother.

2. Who does not have a phone in "Mrs. Elberhart"?
(a) Mrs. Kaymart.
(b) Mrs. Elberhart.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Mrs. Ellen.

3. Who does the narrator of "Mrs. Elberhart" find dirty and unkempt?
(a) Mrs. Elberhart.
(b) Mrs. Ellen.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mother.

4. Why do Hester and the narrator change jobs constantly in "Orez"?
(a) They do not change jobs.
(b) For fun.
(c) Out of shame.
(d) Out of necessity.

5. Who suffers a miscarriage in "Orez"?
(a) Hester.
(b) Lisa.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Jane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator suspect of Mrs. Elberhart?

2. How do the narrator and Hester react when Stevick dies in "Orez"?

3. In "Charles Lebourne," what is Tulip Tree?

4. Who offers to clean Mrs. Ellison's yard In "Yorrick"?

5. Why does the narrator of "Charles Lebourne" buy a car?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator of "Yorrick" want to bring to a neighborhood potluck?

2. In "Orez," who is Hester?

3. Who is Charles Lebourne?

4. In "Charles Lebourne," what is Tulip Tree?

5. What is Primo?

6. Why is Mrs. Elberhart mad at the postman?

7. Why does the narrator of "Mrs. Elberhart" send a complaint to the local newspaper?

8. Why does the narrator of "Yorrick" slash people's tires?

9. What does Stevick tell the narrator of "Orez" about his children?

10. Who was always getting Mrs. Elberhart sick when she was married?

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