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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ballad of the Sad Cafe, pages 49 - 71.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Miss Amelia?
(a) A schoolteacher.
(b) A school secretary.
(c) A dance hall girl.
(d) The occupant of the largest house in town.

2. What is Miss Amelia's physical appearance?
(a) Delicate and frail.
(b) Petite and tentative.
(c) Strong and mannish.
(d) Tall and gawky.

3. What is the physical manifestation of Cousin Lymon's outcast status?
(a) His bald head.
(b) His yellow eyes.
(c) His hunchback.
(d) His albino coloring.

4. What do the people in town soon come to realize about the man in #12?
(a) He is "the life of the party".
(b) He is an ex-priest.
(c) He is a convicted felon.
(d) He is a traveling salesman.

5. What role does Amelia enjoy playing in the community?
(a) Beautician.
(b) Sommelier.
(c) Country doctor.
(d) Sheriff.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area of the United States does this story take place?

2. What do the people in town think has happened to the man in #14 when he is not seen the next day?

3. Who wrecks Amelia's cafe?

4. Marvin Macy is characterized as ____________.

5. To whom does Lymon seem attracted now?

(see the answer key)

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