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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 105-210.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Wild Plums" what does the Slump family throw to the narrator?
(a) Oranges.
(b) A handful of rocks.
(c) A bible.
(d) Wild plums.

2. In "The Other Woman" what is the name of the storyteller?
(a) We are not told.
(b) Mark.
(c) Sherwood.
(d) John.

3. In "Wild Plums" what is the narrator's name?
(a) Anna Marie.
(b) Stephanie.
(c) The reader is not told.
(d) Mary.

4. In "The Killers" why do the two men want to kill Ole Anderson?
(a) Ole is a Communist.
(b) The reader is not told.
(c) Ole killed their brother.
(d) Ole owes money to his bookie.

5. In "The Other Woman" the storyteller receives a letter from his fiancee. What does the letter say?
(a) It professes and explains the love she feels for him.
(b) She wants to call off the marriage.
(c) She has cheated on him.
(d) She knows he will cheat on her but she will forgive him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Wild Plums" what was the Slump family supposed to return on their way to the woods?

2. In "The Other Woman" what important recognition has the storyteller received?

3. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," the family is coming from ___________________.

4. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," what has the father gotten for all the children?

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

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