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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: A Dusty Lunch (228-258).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Dusty Lunch," Nell thinks Marty would have been doing what in earlier times?
(a) Married with seven children.
(b) Running a Midwestern farm.
(c) Grieving a lover.
(d) Unhappily working.

2. In "A Dusty Lunch," what was Brig’s father’s job?
(a) CEO.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Doctor.

3. What perspective is "Death by Clamshell" told from?
(a) First person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person.
(d) Omniscient narration.

4. What perspective is used in "My Evil Mother"?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person.
(c) First person.
(d) Omniscient narration.

5. In "My Evil Mother," what reason does the narrator’s father give for leaving?
(a) His drinking got out of hand.
(b) He had an affair.
(c) Her mother was always right.
(d) He didn’t want to be a father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Dusty Lunch," what happens to Brig in his old age?

2. In "A Dusty Lunch," what causes Nell to believe that Tig understood his dad?

3. In "Death by Clamshell," why was Hypatia killed?

4. In "A Dusty Lunch," what does Nell think about Brig’s letters?

5. In "My Evil Mother," what is the narrator’s fiancé’s reaction to her mother?

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