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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Come Out the Wilderness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What suggestion does Ruth's roommate make to Ruth before he goes to lunch?
(a) That he may have to have an affair to boost his career.
(b) That he replaced her with another roommate.
(c) That he cheated on her.
(d) That he wants a break.

2. Where does Sonny stay upon being released from prison?
(a) To his brother's house in Harlem.
(b) To the streets.
(c) To a halfway house.
(d) Back to selling and using drugs.

3. In This Morning, This Evening, So Soon what does the narrator confess to his director friend?
(a) His fear of losing his wife and kids.
(b) His fear of losing his artistic creativity.
(c) His fear of taking his son to America.
(d) His fear of leaving Paris.

4. Where did the teacher return from when his mother died?
(a) The Navy.
(b) The Air Force.
(c) The Army.
(d) The Peace Corp.

5. When do the actions of Previous Conditions most likely take place?
(a) The 1930s or 40s.
(b) The 1920s.
(c) The 1950s or 60s.
(d) The 1970s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Grimes' boys watch every Saturday?

2. Who would one day inherit the land Eric is to inherit from his father?

3. Where is the narrator's sister from in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

4. How long has Peter had a relationship with his dinner date in Previous Conditions?

5. In Come Out the Wilderness, how does Ruth feel about her roommate's suggestion?

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