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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Willi, The Fat Girl, A Poetics for Bullies, and Rock Springs..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason is Pendleton given for the gypsy's disappearance from town?
(a) He is dead.
(b) He is a drifter.
(c) He is a spirit.
(d) He is a drunk.

2. What possession does the narrator in the story "1/3, 1/3, 1/3" have that is tantalizing to his neighbor woman?
(a) A clothes iron.
(b) A bathtub.
(c) A tractor.
(d) A typewriter.

3. What prompts the gypsy man to raise his head and shout a war cry in the story, "The Fisherman from Chihuahua"?
(a) A broadcast on television news.
(b) There is no reason for his war cry.
(c) An article in the newspaper.
(d) The music on the radio.

4. What school subject does Vance teach in the story "The Amish Farmer"?
(a) Math.
(b) English.
(c) Science.
(d) History.

5. What country was Willi Varig fighting for in WWII?
(a) Norway.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Germany.
(d) Sweden.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stories are included in this collection?

2. How are Earl and Edna related?

3. As an adult, which of the following facts about Sean is NOT true?

4. In the story "Willi," where does Willi live?

5. What story element is Vance trying to explain through his retelling of "The Amish Farmer"?

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