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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A New Man, A Dark Night, and Marie.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons", what game do the boys play in the schoolyard?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Poison.
(c) Dodge ball.
(d) Jumprope.

2. What is Cassandra smoking at the opening of the story?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Marlboros.
(c) Virginia Slims.
(d) Chesterfields.

3. How old is Elaine when she runs away?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 12.

4. What sign does Betsy Ann take to mean that the pigeons have decided to roost in her coop?
(a) The birds seem to like her.
(b) The birds cower in the corner of the coop all day.
(c) The birds no longer leave the coop.
(d) The birds have made a nest.

5. What does Samuel Sr. say to his sister after he kills Angie?
(a) "I didn't do it".
(b) "The gun went off".
(c) "I stabbed her a lot".
(d) "Angie's dead".

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Store", where was the protagonist's first job?

2. When does Lonney marry Brenda?

3. What is Jesse Mae wearing that causes a sensation among the women?

4. When the protagonist of "The First Day" initiates the "old, old game", how does her mother respond?

5. What is the name of the judge who sentences Samuel Sr.?

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