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1. In The Diamond Necklace why don’t the Loisels tell Mme. Forestier that the necklace has been lost?
2. Hemingway says everything about Santiago is old except what?
3. What nationality is Miss Brill?
4. Who is the first person to get onto Potapov’s sledge?
5. This story The Diamond Necklace is told from the _______
6. Sir Walter Scott was the first to experiment with the _________ novel.
7. What humiliating thing happens to Santiago's left hand while he is tracking the marlin?
8. Why does Manolin no longer fish with Santiago?
9. In Of Schools and Schools how does Barbara know that Neveda’s letter is from Gilbert?
10. What does Santiago call the sea?
11. Of what did Santiago always dream?
12. The sight of Viraf’s dying father is an __________ in the story Of White Hairs and Cricket.
13. Where was Neveda when the letter arrived for her Of Schools and Schools?
14. "In 1740 the first English novel was published. Name it."
15. Which of the following novels belong to the category of non realistic fiction?
16. As his first full day of fighting with the fish wears on, what does Santiago begin to think about his adversary?
17. At the end of the story The Diamond Necklace it becomes clear that ____________.
18. In Of Schools and Schools, on the way to Gilbert’s studio past midnight, Neveda is stopped by a policeman. Where does she tell him she is going?
19. During his great struggle with the marlin, what does Santiago wish repeatedly?
20. Why did Barbara mislead Neveda on the contents of Gilbert’s letter in Of Schools and Schools?
21. Which of the following never hung on Santiago's wall?
22. Mme. Forestier responds to Mathilde’s final revelation with ___________ in The Diamond Necklace.
23. In order to help himself catch the fish, what does Santiago do?
24. Why is the story called Of Schools and Schools?
25. Who is the author of the short story Miss Brill?

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