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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Man with No Name .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Darma attend university?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Iowa.
(c) California.
(d) Indiana.

2. Who is Mrs. Macmillan?
(a) The narrator's aunt.
(b) The narrator's sister.
(c) The narrator's landlord.
(d) The narrator's mother.

3. In "The Man With No Name," who has a habit of running into the street and threatening to shoot people?
(a) The old man.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Mrs. Casper.
(d) Joshua.

4. In "The Man With No Name," what war did the old man fight in?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Vietnam War.

5. What kind of fiction did Darma write prior to People from Bloomington?
(a) Mystery.
(b) Absurdist fiction.
(c) He did not write fiction.
(d) Historical fiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives in Mrs. Casper's attic?

2. In "The Man With No Name," what does the old man shout in a public bathroom?

3. What does Darma consider the most important aspect of storytelling?

4. How long dd it take Darma to write The Old Man with No Name?

5. In "The Man With No Name," who does the narrator spot in the cafeteria at the University?

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