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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A New Man, A Dark Night, and Marie.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cassandra ask Joyce Moses?
(a) Cassandra asks if she can join Joyce and Pearl for dinner.
(b) Cassandra asks why she got pregnant.
(c) Cassandra asks who the father of the baby is.
(d) Cassandra asks why Joyce isn't showing yet.

2. Why does Marie throw out the tapes of the oral history she gave?
(a) Marie did not believe that the tapes were real.
(b) Marie cannot stand the sound of her voice on tape.
(c) Marie did not feel the need to hear them again, since they were her memories.
(d) Marie admitted things she does not want to remember.

3. A woman in "The First Day" has fashioned hair curlers out of which of the following?
(a) Candy wrappers.
(b) Paper money.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Cardboard tubes.

4. How does Carol communicate with Caesar before she leaves for work?
(a) Carol telephones Caesar every morning.
(b) Carol yells at him from the other room.
(c) Carol passive-aggressively slams cabinets and drawers.
(d) Carol tapes notes to objects he will use in the morning.

5. In "The Store", how much does the protagonist make in a week working at the store?
(a) $50.
(b) $230.
(c) $140.
(d) $110.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons", what game do the boys play in the schoolyard?

2. What color are the protagonist's socks in "The First Day"?

3. Whose pigeons does Betsy Ann go to visit for the second time?

4. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" have for breakfast?

5. What does Cassandra do to retaliate against her brother-in-law after their morning fight?

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