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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 493-564.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," how does the family lose contact with Richard?
(a) They have an argument and never speak again.
(b) Richard refuses to return their calls.
(c) The family moves away.
(d) Richard goes to college out of state.

2. Who wrote "The Hitch-Hikers"?
(a) E.B. White.
(b) Dorothy Parker.
(c) Augusten Burroughs.
(d) Eudora Welty.

3. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" who is the pretty sister?
(a) June.
(b) Mary.
(c) Melissa.
(d) Connie.

4. In "Theft" what is the main character doing when the thief enters her apartment?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating.
(c) Taking a bath.
(d) Talking on the telephone.

5. In "The Key" where does Bessie fall asleep?
(a) On the steps of a church.
(b) The alley.
(c) A motel room.
(d) The hallway.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Other Woman," in front of whom does the storyteller cry?

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

3. Who wrote "The Second Tree From the Corner"?

4. In "The Country Husband" Francis had been in the __________.

5. In "The Rotifer" what is the narrator's name?

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