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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Offerings.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Leroy and Norma Jean’s baby that died in “Shiloh”?
(a) Jim
(b) Joe
(c) Robert
(d) Randy

2. Leroy tells Norma Jean what reason for why one of her arms is not as hard as the other in the beginning of “Shiloh”?
(a) She’s right-handed.
(b) She’s using the wrong weights.
(c) She’s got too much body fat.
(d) She’s left-handed.

3. According to the narrator in “The Rookers,” “Mack said old people gave him the creeps, the way they talked about” what?
(a) Church
(b) Diseases
(c) Death
(d) Funerals

4. How long ago did Leroy injure his leg in a highway accident in the beginning of “Shiloh”?
(a) 2 weeks ago
(b) 4 months ago
(c) 2 months ago
(d) 3 years ago

5. What did Sandra’s grandfather die from in “Offerings”?
(a) Cirrhosis of the liver
(b) Lung cancer
(c) Brain cancer
(d) Parkinson's Disease

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Leroy’s tractor-trailer jackknife, causing his leg injury, in “Shiloh”?

2. What is Leroy’s last name in “Shiloh”?

3. How old does the narrator say she was when her mother took her on a long journey North to see the tall buildings of Detroit in the beginning of “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?

4. What kind of cigarettes does the narrators say her uncle smoked in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?

5. What is the name of Sandra’s estranged husband in “Offerings”?

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