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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of A Lover's Ear?
(a) Monica Wood.
(b) Hernan Lara Zavala.
(c) Doris Lessing.
(d) Yuan Ch'iung-Ch'iung.

2. Where is the author of A Lover's Ear from?
(a) South Korea.
(b) Taiwan.
(c) Israel.
(d) Japan.

3. Who is the author of The Last Days of a Famous Mime?
(a) Nadine Gordimer.
(b) Dovlatov.
(c) Daniel Boulanger.
(d) Peter Carey.

4. The author of Family Album hails from where?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Canada.
(c) England.
(d) Switzerland.

5. Who is the author of Courtly Vision?
(a) Yuan Ch'iung-Ch'iung.
(b) Bharati Mukherjee.
(c) J. Bernlef.
(d) Ron Carlson.

6. What physical problem does the central character of Terminal suffer from?
(a) Kidney.
(b) Gastrointestinal.
(c) Heart.
(d) Uterine.

7. Who wrote The Street Sweeping Show?
(a) Yuan Ch'iung-Ch'iung.
(b) J. Bernlef.
(c) Feng Jicai.
(d) Ron Carlson.

8. What is the character name of the murdered city-dweller in Di Grasso?
(a) Giovanni.
(b) James.
(c) Berlioz.
(d) Schwarz.

9. Who, in addition to her lover, does Katya live with in Katya?
(a) Petr.
(b) Egorov.
(c) Dovlatov.
(d) Pavel.

10. How does the woman in Terminal attempt suicide?
(a) Hanging.
(b) Shooting.
(c) Overdose.
(d) Slit wrists.

11. What deformation does Tancredi suffer from in the story bearing his name?
(a) Two stomachs.
(b) Four arms.
(c) Twelve toes.
(d) Two heads.

12. What is the name of the teacher in The School?
(a) James.
(b) Paul.
(c) Mark.
(d) Edgar.

13. What does the protagonist of A Lover's Ear always carry with her?
(a) A tooth pick.
(b) An ear pick.
(c) An earring.
(d) A coin.

14. What lessons does the overweight woman of Disappearing take in order to get away from her boorish and insulting husband?
(a) Aerobics.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Cooking.

15. The author of By the Creek is listed as being from the United States and where?
(a) France.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Paraguay.
(d) South Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Looking for the Rain God?

2. What is the setting of Looking for the Rain God?

3. What does the patriarch of the house of Mokgobja do in order to bring rain in Looking for the Rain God?

4. Who is the author of Las Papas?

5. Where is the author of Orion from?

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