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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Someone Has Been Disarranging These Roses.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many candles surround the protagonist in "The Third Resignation"?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Thirty.

2. During what activity does the protagonist of "The Other Side of Death" particularly envision his brother?
(a) Laying bricks.
(b) Shaving.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Dancing.

3. In "The Third Resignation," what does the character think of as "chasing through the tormented corners of his hot, fever-torn head"?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A fireman.

4. In "The Third Resignation," what is the protagonist's "illness"?
(a) Eczema.
(b) Death.
(c) Hypochondria.
(d) Flu.

5. What smell is mentioned in the first sentence of "The Other Side of Death"?
(a) Formaldehyde.
(b) Mint.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has the girl in "Someone" been at the narrator's house?

2. What killed Nabo?

3. How does the woman in "Bitterness" wear her hair?

4. What thing did the woman in "Bitterness" see inside the mirror?

5. In "The Third Resignation," what does the protagonist imagine becoming after his body decays?

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