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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On Hope, Happy Endings, The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket, Girl, The Other Wife.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man the central female character falls in love with after the death of her husband in Happy Endings?
(a) Mark.
(b) Michael.
(c) Fred.
(d) Paul.

2. Who is the author of Blackberries?
(a) Jorge Luis Borges.
(b) Spencer Holst.
(c) Leslie Norris.
(d) Stuart Dybek.

3. The teammates in Death of the Right Fielder suspect the player either tripped or what?
(a) Was stabbed.
(b) Choked to death.
(c) Was shot.
(d) Had a heart attack.

4. As Marta falls in The Falling Girl, the people get gradually more and more what as she nears the ground?
(a) Young.
(b) Masculine.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Old.

5. What does the monkey die from in On Hope?
(a) Choking on a jewel.
(b) Gunshot.
(c) Hit by a car.
(d) Hanging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author compare the setting sun to in The Falling Girl?

2. Who is the author of Happy Endings?

3. In the second scenario presented in Happy Endings, who kills him/herself?

4. What is the name of the central male character in Happy Endings?

5. Who wrote Death of the Right Fielder?

(see the answer key)

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