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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. Di Grasso is beloved by the people of where?
(a) Odessa.
(b) New York.
(c) Honolulu.
(d) Cyprus.

2. Where is the father originally from in Las Papas?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Peru.

3. The protagonist in Arrest Me wants to go to prison to do what?
(a) Find his father.
(b) Escape.
(c) Kill himself.
(d) Read the Bible.

4. Who wrote Bigfoot Stole My Wife?
(a) Ron Carlson.
(b) Doris Lessing.
(c) Yuan Ch'iung-Ch'iung.
(d) Denis Hirson.

5. What is Katya's lover's profession in Katya?
(a) Baker.
(b) Soviet officer.
(c) British officer.
(d) Senator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Orion?

2. The author of Family Album hails from where?

3. What breaks in The Explosion in the Parlor?

4. Where is the author of A Lover's Ear from?

5. What country is the author of Di Grasso from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the stories Emilie Plead Choose One Egg and The Grass-Eaters relate to one another?

2. What is the back-story established in Orion? Who are the main characters?

3. What takes place in Katya? Who are the characters and what actions do they take in the narrative?

4. Who is the central character in There's a Man in the Habit of Hitting Me on the Head? What happens to him?

5. How do Di Grasso and The Street-Sweeping Show relate thematically?

6. What activity is the father of Las Papas doing in the narrative? What does he teach his son?

7. What does the central character in Arrest Me have as his objective? Why?

8. What is the setting of Di Grasso? From whose perspective is the story told?

9. Describe the structure and imagery in the stories Snow and The Explosion in the Parlor. How do these narratives relate thematically to the whole of the collection?

10. What memory is related in the story Snow?

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