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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Story of a Dead Man".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after Billy goes to work for Dillingham does the meeting in Chicago occur?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 13 years.

2. What does the note from the narrator's father say will happen if he has to dance?
(a) He will not show up for the show.
(b) He will cry and ruin the show.
(c) He will cause others to be hurt.
(d) He will stand there and refuse to move.

3. What is the only thing Billy wants from William when he visits him at the farm?
(a) To help him get away from the farm.
(b) To go across the road and buy him lunch.
(c) To stop talking and give him some gum.
(d) To talk about his mother.

4. What comment does Mrs. Boswell make about the narrator?
(a) That he is the most handsome of the boys.
(b) That his outfit matches Gweneth's.
(c) That he is learning the rhythm of the thing.
(d) That he can change his role.

5. What was the occupation of Billy and William's namesake?
(a) Salesman.
(b) Baptist preacher.
(c) Bar owner.
(d) He has no occupation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leon's costume have that clanks?

2. What is Billy Renfro accomplished at doing?

3. Who is the narrator of this story?

4. Why do many of the boys get off at Gweneth's stop?

5. Which of the following is true about the narrator's father?

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