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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 211-294.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," what mode of transportation does Mr. Trexler use?
(a) The bus.
(b) He walks.
(c) A taxi.
(d) A bike.

2. In "The Killers" what does Ole Anderson do when he learns that people want to kill him?
(a) He shoots the messenger.
(b) He kills himself.
(c) He jumps up and packs his suitcase.
(d) He continues to lie in bed.

3. Who wrote "Wild Plums"?
(a) Jackie Kennedy.
(b) Joyce Carol Oates.
(c) Fannie Flagg.
(d) Grace Stone Coates.

4. In "Wild Plums" what does the narrator's mother say wild plums taste like?
(a) Salty.
(b) Raw beets.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Bitter.

5. In "That in Aleppo Once..." what does the wife's former address turn out to be?
(a) A boat slip.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) A vacant lot.
(d) A prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what color is the guitar?

2. In "Wild Plums" why does the young girl jump off her father's carriage?

3. Who wrote "My Dead Brother Comes to America"?

4. In "The Other Woman" what is about to happen in the storyteller's life?

5. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," whom does Mr. Trexler visit?

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