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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Used-Boy Raisers, The Heavenly Animal, Walking Out, The Conversion of the Jews, Akhnilo, The Christian Roommates, The Wedding, and The Liar..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story, "Rock Springs," what handicap affects Terrel?
(a) He is mute.
(b) He is blind.
(c) Terrel does not have a handicap.
(d) He is deaf.

2. Which of the following elements is NOT true about Sean's childhood memory of his father?
(a) They climbed down their fire escape.
(b) They climbed through an open window.
(c) They climbed a rope ladder.
(d) They climbed on the roof of their house.

3. How long had it been since the narrator saw Sonny before his arrest?
(a) Four years.
(b) One year.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.

4. What fierce storm tore up the land, causing the monkey to become adrift in the story "Letters from the Samantha"?
(a) A flood.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A monsoon.
(d) A typhoon.

5. What did the narrator and Sonny argue about while the narrator was on leave from the armed forces?
(a) Who would pay a dinner tab.
(b) The narrator's marriage.
(c) Sonny's future.
(d) The war.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack Hawthorne accidentally kill his brother in the story "Redemption"?

2. In "Verona," how does the mother in the story react when she sees her husband feeding birds with their daughter?

3. What is the name of the captain who pulls the monkey from the water in the story "Letters from the Samantha"?

4. What do the sailors use to coax the monkey down from the mast when it is upset?

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

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