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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Story of a Scar, Murderers, The Misfits, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?, and A Good Man is Hard to Find..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Willi react when he hears his father beating his mother at night?
(a) He does nothing.
(b) He phones the police.
(c) He shouts at his mother.
(d) He attacks his father.

2. What does Norma Jean do, that gives the reader hope that she and Leroy may mend their relationship and end up together?
(a) She waves to Leroy.
(b) She blows Leroy a kiss.
(c) She smiles at Leroy.
(d) She sends Leroy flowers.

3. To what does Willi compare his household life after accidentally witnessing his mother having sexual relations?
(a) An unholy tricycle.
(b) An unholy triangle.
(c) An unholy tripod.
(d) An unholy trinity.

4. What is the name of the man with whom Willi's mother has sexual relations?
(a) Ledig.
(b) Wedig.
(c) Fedig.
(d) Medig.

5. Why is the narrator of the story "Dream Children" considered uninteresting and melancholy?
(a) Because her husband beats her.
(b) Because her son is dead.
(c) Because she lost her job.
(d) All of the above.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Emily's daughter come to stay with her?

2. What is the nationality of the authors in this collection?

3. What is the name of Emily's daughter in the story "Talk of Heroes"?

4. What fierce storm tore up the land, causing the monkey to become adrift in the story "Letters from the Samantha"?

5. In the story "Sonny's Blues," in which branch of the armed forces did the narrator serve?

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