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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bystander, The Amish Farmer, 1/3, 1/3, 1/3, Verona: A Young Woman Speaks, and Talk of Heroes..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is George's wife's name?
(a) Julie.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Lenore.

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

3. What is the name of Noel's wife in the story "The Amish Farmer"?
(a) Emily.
(b) Heather.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Jane.

4. To what does the narrator in the story "1/3, 1/3, 1/3" compare his neighbor, the poor woman?
(a) To a stone.
(b) To a dog.
(c) To a child.
(d) To a flower.

5. What news does Arty receive about his father on the first day he visits him in the mental institution?
(a) That his father is innocent of his crimes.
(b) That his father is going to be released.
(c) That his father is ill.
(d) That his father is going to be transferred to another hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stands up for Willi Varig when he is too drunk to address the audience at the convention he had been hired to speak at?

2. During what type of weather does the girl remember feeding birds with her father in the story, "Verona"?

3. How many people's lives did Willi help save thanks to his heroic efforts in WWII?

4. What terrible weather occurred when Sarah went missing?

5. What drug was Sonny arrested for selling?

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