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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Christmas Gift" why does Sill enter the store?

2. In "That in Aleppo Once..." what does the wife's former address turn out to be?

3. In "The Hitch-Hikers" Sobby takes a bottle from ____________.

4. In "The Killers" what does Ole Anderson do when he learns that people want to kill him?

5. In "The Other Woman" what is the name of the storyteller?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Second Tree from the Corner," what are Mr. Trexler's bizarre thoughts?

2. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what does the guitar mean to each of the characters?

3. Why do you think that Francis becomes obsessed with the babysitter in "A Country Husband"?

4. In "The Killers" why doesn't the author tell the reader why Ole Anderson is going to be murdered?

5. Describe the marriage between Julia and Francis in "The Country Husband."

6. In "The Country Husband" how does Julia make herself happy?

7. How is "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin" a story about coming of age?

8. In "Wild Plums" why did the young girl want to pick plums?

9. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what does Harris do to try to help the hitch-hikers?

10. In "That in Aleppo Once..." what does the wife do to hurt her husband?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of an unreliable narrator and how this is used in "That in Aleppo Once..."

Essay Topic 2

Explain what you believe the gift is in "The Christmas Gift." Support your argument with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the elements of sexuality within "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin" and "A Country Husband."

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