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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through At the River, The Blue Jar, Gregory, Iguana Hunting.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of Girl?
(a) Yasunari Kawabata.
(b) Jamaica Kincaid.
(c) Margaret Atwood.
(d) Joyce Carol Oates.

2. Who moves across from the ascetic in House Opposite?
(a) A dog trainer.
(b) An actress.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A prostitute.

3. The story of La Volpaia comes from what country?
(a) United States.
(b) Spain.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Mexico.

4. Who is the author of An Insolvable Problem of Genetics?
(a) Jamaica Kincaid.
(b) Mark Helprin.
(c) Josef Skvorecky.
(d) Yasunari Kawabata.

5. Who makes an effort of reading Isaac Babel's short stories, though she does not understand them in Homage to Isaac Babel?
(a) Philip.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Jessica.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of An Insolvable Problem of Genetics?

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

3. The old woman in Weather in San Francisco orders how much meat at the butcher's?

4. Who is the author of Happy Endings?

5. In what voice and tense is Welcoming the Board of Directors written?

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