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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Story of a Scar, Murderers, The Misfits, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?, and A Good Man is Hard to Find..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following alcoholic beverages is Sonny's drink of choice?
(a) Gin.
(b) Cognac.
(c) Amaretto.
(d) Scotch.

2. Which of the boys is most troubled by the events leading up to the death in the story "Murderers" and thinks about the events during the whole time at camp?
(a) Frank.
(b) Harold.
(c) Arnold.
(d) Philip.

3. What color is Arnold Friend's car in the story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
(a) Purple.
(b) Orange.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

4. In which of the following landscapes is the story "The Misfits" told?
(a) In a desert.
(b) In the mountains.
(c) In the prairie.
(d) In a swamp.

5. How does Willi react when he hears his father beating his mother at night?
(a) He phones the police.
(b) He attacks his father.
(c) He does nothing.
(d) He shouts at his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the monkey react when the captain looks him straight in the eyes in "Letters from the Samantha"?

2. How did Norma Jean and Leroy's baby die?

3. How old is the narrator's father when he becomes ill in "The Lover of Horses"?

4. Which of the following men does Gay believe is having an affair with his wife?

5. What possession does the narrator in the story "1/3, 1/3, 1/3" have that is tantalizing to his neighbor woman?

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