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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parker’s Back.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tries to befriend Hazel Motes?
(a) Enoch Emery.
(b) The red-haired girl.
(c) The baker.
(d) The blind man.

2. How many children does the babysitter have in “The River”?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) None.

3. Who is Calhoun going to visit?
(a) His two great-aunts.
(b) His cousins.
(c) His sister and aunt.
(d) His mother and sister.

4. Who does Mrs. McIntyre decide to fire?
(a) The priest.
(b) Mrs. Shortley.
(c) No one.
(d) Mr. Shortley.

5. Who takes the turkey from Ruller?
(a) The beggar man.
(b) His mother.
(c) The beggar woman.
(d) A group of men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Turpin do in the waiting room?

2. How does the girl in “The Comforts of Home” treat Thomas?

3. What major political movement is coming up in “The Barber”?

4. What does the boy in “The River” say his name is (though it isn’t)?

5. Who does the mother realize Walter’s book is about?

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