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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the cat's fur in "Eva"?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Orange.
(d) Brown.

2. Who is mentioned in "Tuesday Siesta" as having been a boxer?
(a) Carlos Esperanto.
(b) José Montiel.
(c) Carlos Centeno.
(d) The priest.

3. What had previously deterred Eva's appetite for oranges?
(a) The "boy."
(b) Penicillin.
(c) Illness.
(d) A blight.

4. What is outside the door in "Eyes"?
(a) The ocean.
(b) A soccer stadium.
(c) A forest.
(d) Open landscape.

5. Where does Eva imagine herself to be after she leaves her body?
(a) In limbo.
(b) Underground.
(c) Paris.
(d) Inside a jar of jelly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Eva's suffering in the beginning of the story?

2. What did the woman in "Eyes" write with on the drugstore floor?

3. How long has the "boy" in "Eva" been dead?

4. What "martyrs" Eva?

5. What does the girl in "Tuesday Siesta" not have for lunch?

(see the answer key)

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