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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time is it at the beginning of "Tuesday Siesta"?
(a) 1:00 PM.
(b) 10:00 AM.
(c) Noon.
(d) 11:00 AM.

2. What does the girl in "Tuesday Siesta" not have for lunch?
(a) A cookie.
(b) Cheese.
(c) A pancake.
(d) Coffee.

3. What had previously deterred Eva's appetite for oranges?
(a) A blight.
(b) Illness.
(c) The "boy."
(d) Penicillin.

4. The narrator of "Eyes" has dreamed of the woman as what object?
(a) A clock.
(b) A statue.
(c) A painting.
(d) A cricket.

5. By the end of the story, how long has Eva been dead?
(a) A year.
(b) Three thousand years.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) A million years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the woman's box in "Eyes of a Blue Dog"?

2. Where does Eva imagine herself to be after she leaves her body?

3. In "Someone," what was the girl carrying when she came to the narrator's house?

4. Where do the girl and her mother want to go in "Tuesday Siesta"?

5. What color are the girl's stockings in "Someone"?

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