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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 story of Happy Endings is structured similarly to what?
(a) Illustrated children's books.
(b) Choose-your-own-adventure novels.
(c) Comic books.
(d) Russian fairy tales.

2. From what country does the story Gregory come?
(a) Indonesia.
(b) Cyprus.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Brazil.

3. Who is the author of The Explosion in the Parlor?
(a) Bai Xiao-yi.
(b) Feng Jicai.
(c) Bernard Malamud.
(d) Julio Otega.

4. Who wrote the story Mr. and Mrs. Martins?
(a) Denis Hirson.
(b) Edna Van Steen.
(c) Doris Lessing.
(d) Ron Carlson.

5. How does the author say the night had fallen in The Falling Girl?
(a) Eerily.
(b) Spookily.
(c) Nervously.
(d) Craftily.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what teenage cousin does the author go for a visit in Homage to Isaac Babel?

2. What breaks in The Explosion in the Parlor?

3. Where are the potatoes from in Las Papas?

4. Where is the family in Family Album from?

5. Who is the author of Girl?

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