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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Killers" what was Ole Anderson's former profession?
(a) He was a priest.
(b) He was a school teacher.
(c) He was a boxer.
(d) He was a bookie.

3. In "Christmas Gift" why does Sill enter the store?
(a) To buy sugar.
(b) To get warm.
(c) He is hurt and needs help.
(d) He sees his father through the window.

4. In "The Other Woman" what is about to happen in the storyteller's life?
(a) He will attend a funeral.
(b) He will soon be married.
(c) He will become a priest.
(d) He will soon be divorced.

5. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," the family is coming from ___________________.
(a) Germany.
(b) The Ukraine.
(c) Ireland.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Killers" where does the first part of the story take place?

2. In "Wild Plums" what is the narrator's name?

3. In "The Killers" who goes to warn Ole that people want to kill him?

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

5. In "Theft" the thief is stealing for ____________.

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