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Haircut – General Understanding Quiz

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Approximate Reading Times

Quick Read: under 5 minutes
Short Story: 5 to 30 minutes
Novelette: 30 to 90 minutes
Novella: 1.5 to 2.5 hours

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Axolotl
Short Story by Julio Cortázar. A man becomes so fascinated with the life of the axolotls on display in a Paris aquarium that part of him transforms into one. He (the axolotl part) sits in the aquarium tank watching himself (the unchanged part) looking in from the other side.
Guests of the Nation
Short Story by Frank O’Connor. Set during, or possibly shortly after, the Irish War of Independence of 1919-1921, two young Irishmen become friends with two English ‘prisoners’ they are guarding. That is until a cold-hearted officer orders them to take part in the execution of the two men.
The Wife’s Story
Short Story by Ursula Le Guin. A wife is so blinded by her love for her husband that she fails to notice subtle hints that indicate potential problems in his character. It almost costs the lives of their children and results in the poor man suffering a gruesome death.
A Joke
Short Story by Anton Chekhov. A young man plays a mean trick on a terrified lady-friend by whispering a ghostly 'I love you' as they speed down a mountain on a toboggan. Unsure of what she heard, the woman asks the man to repeat the ride over and over.
The Darling
Short Story by Anton Chekhov. A woman with Codependency Personality Disorder experiences several ‘attachments’ (her father, a theatre manager, a timber merchant and a veterinary surgeon) before bonding with a young boy. As her motherly instinct grows, she begins to smother the poor boy’s identity.

The Laugher
Quick Read by Heinrich Böll. An aspiring actor finds that his only talent is laughing convincingly and, where required, infectiously on demand. Although much sought after and a financial success, he detests the work because laughter is not in line with his usually sombre character.
The Gift of the Magi
Short Story by O. Henry. A poor couple each sell their most valuable possession in order to buy a Christmas present that they feel is good enough for the one they love. The irony is that neither can use the precious gift the other has bought them.
The Adventure of the Dancing Men
Novelette by Arthur Conan Doyle. An English squire’s secretive new bride has been receiving messages written in a strange code that appear to terrify her. Sherlock Holmes takes on the case and easily cracks the code, but doesn’t move quickly enough to prevent a murder.
Markheim
Short Story by Robert Louis Stevenson. Markheim, a hitherto petty thief, murders an antique dealer. As he searches the man’s house, a mysterious stranger appears. Believing him to be the Devil, Markheim must choose between accepting the stranger’s offer of help or paying the supreme price for his crime.
The Fall of Edward Barnard
Novelette by W. Somerset Maugham. Although ostensibly themed around a clash of cultures (East vs. West), this story is equally about competing lifestyles (materialistic vs. minimalist). Through extensive use of irony, the story contrasts the worldly ambition of American industrialists and socialites with the relaxed way of life in Tahiti.