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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Minor Heroism by Allan Gurganus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the narrator and his passengers going in the story Rock Springs?
(a) To Louisiana.
(b) To Florida.
(c) To Oregon.
(d) To Connecticut.

2. In Minor Heroism, who is posing in the famous picture with the narrator's father?
(a) Marilyn Monroe.
(b) Betty Grable.
(c) The Andrews Sisters.
(d) Audrey Hepburn.

3. In Minor Heroism, where in the house does Bryan sit and draw his pictures?
(a) At the dining room table.
(b) On the floor of his room.`
(c) On the living room table.
(d) At his father's desk.

4. What does Robert call the husband?
(a) Bub.
(b) Mac.
(c) Bud.
(d) Yo.

5. What does Louise have hidden in the back of her closet behind her stuffed animals?
(a) Colas.
(b) Candy.
(c) Pictures of thin women.
(d) Books on dieting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the older son in Minor Heroism do for a living?

2. What color was the vintage Thunderbird?

3. When did Emily first meet Willi Varig?

4. What does Bryan tell his father to do with the picture he has drawn?

5. In Minor Heroism, what happens between father and son one New Year's Eve that shocks the father?

(see the answer key)

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