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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August 25, 1983, The Elephant, Homage to Isaac Babel, One of These Days.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the age difference of the men in the hotel room in August 25, 1983?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 23 years.

2. What is the name of the central female character in Happy Endings?
(a) Mary.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Christine.

3. From whom did the monkey in On Hope steal?
(a) An English princess.
(b) King Charles II.
(c) The Queen of England.
(d) A Peruvian princess.

4. What becomes ruined due to the boy and his father in Blackberries?
(a) Shoes.
(b) A basket.
(c) Pants.
(d) A cap.

5. Who wrote Death of the Right Fielder?
(a) Stuart Dybek.
(b) Leslie Norris.
(c) Julio Cortázar.
(d) Jorge Luis Borges.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Blackberries take place?

2. In what school grade is the narrator of An Insolvable Problem of Genetics?

3. Who is the author of Blackberries?

4. What is the setting of On Hope?

5. From what country is the author of Happy Endings?

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