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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," how did the brother die?
(a) He committed suicide.
(b) In the war.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) He choked on a peanut.

2. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," what does the family do after they are all in the new home?
(a) Argues.
(b) Throws a party.
(c) Grieves.
(d) Makes dinner.

3. In "The Other Woman" what is about to happen in the storyteller's life?
(a) He will soon be divorced.
(b) He will attend a funeral.
(c) He will soon be married.
(d) He will become a priest.

4. In "The Killers" what is the name of the location that the first part of the story takes place?
(a) RaceTrak.
(b) Pershing Middle School.
(c) Henry's.
(d) St. Mary's.

5. In "Christmas Gift" who gives the boy a cigarette?
(a) The storekeeper.
(b) The doctor.
(c) The priest.
(d) A bum.

6. Who wrote "Christmas Gift"?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Robert Penn Warren.
(d) Henry Miller.

7. In "Christmas Gift" the boy is looking for __________.
(a) His father.
(b) The storekeeper.
(c) A priest.
(d) The doctor.

8. In "Wild Plums" what does the narrator's mother say wild plums taste like?
(a) Bitter.
(b) Raw beets.
(c) Salty.
(d) Sweet.

9. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," what does Mr. Trexler deny having?
(a) Bizarre thoughts.
(b) Flat feet.
(c) Chest pains.
(d) A child.

10. Who wrote "Theft"?
(a) Dorothy Parker.
(b) Katherine Anne Porter.
(c) Fannie Flagg.
(d) Sam Collins.

11. In "The Killers" what was Ole Anderson's former profession?
(a) He was a school teacher.
(b) He was a bookie.
(c) He was a boxer.
(d) He was a priest.

12. In "Christmas Gift" what is the boy's name?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Sill.
(c) George.
(d) Larry.

13. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," what instrument does the sister play?
(a) Piano.
(b) Violin.
(c) Oboe.
(d) Guitar.

14. In "The Killers" what does Ole Anderson do when he learns that people want to kill him?
(a) He continues to lie in bed.
(b) He jumps up and packs his suitcase.
(c) He kills himself.
(d) He shoots the messenger.

15. In "Christmas Gift" who gives the boy directions?
(a) The doctor.
(b) A customer.
(c) A priest.
(d) The storekeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Wild Plums" what is the narrator's name?

2. In "Theft" what is stolen?

3. In "The Killers" why do the two killers enter a particular public place?

4. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," what does Richard do to hide the sister's mistakes during a recital?

5. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," what does the boy turn to after he realizes he is losing his best friend?

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