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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tancredi, Las Papas, The Black Dog, Snow, The Explosion in the Parlor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author of Family Album hails from where?
(a) Canada.
(b) Sweden.
(c) England.
(d) Switzerland.

2. What is Gregory skilled at in the story with his name?
(a) Computers.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Sailing.
(d) Cooking.

3. Where is the university student in La Volpaia departing by train?
(a) France.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Italy.
(d) England.

4. Who is the author of The Shoe Breaker?
(a) Dovlatov.
(b) Daniel Boulanger.
(c) Nadine Gordimer.
(d) Peter Carey.

5. Where does the daughter of the lord die in The Blue Jar?
(a) China.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Catherine hope will come to her birthday party in the end of Homage to Isaac Babel?

2. Who eats a goat in the story Orion?

3. What does the young boy borrow from his father in By the Creek?

4. Where is the father originally from in Las Papas?

5. What is the setting of The Last Days of a Famous Mime?

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