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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 'Torch Song', 'Witch's Money', and 'An Outpost of Progress'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times has Jack been married in "Torch Song"?
(a) Three times.
(b) Once.
(c) Never.
(d) Twice.

2. What did the first chief of the station die of in "An Outpost of Progress"?
(a) Aneurysm.
(b) Fever.
(c) Old age.
(d) Stroke.

3. What does Michael remember stealing as a child?
(a) Coins.
(b) Razors.
(c) Food.
(d) A conch shell.

4. What does Michael's wife do at the end of "Impulse"?
(a) Divorces him.
(b) Sticks by him.
(c) Leaves him and the kids.
(d) She commits suicide.

5. What does the father do when he is laughed at in "The Egg"?
(a) He attacks Joe.
(b) He kills Joe.
(c) He laughs along and has fun.
(d) He throws Joe out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What business does the couple in "The Egg" try after the first fails?

2. What do the men begin buying and selling in "Witch's Money"?

3. In "A Bottle of Milk for Mother," what is Lefty interrogated for?

4. What is the name of Joan's English boyfriend?

5. What is Lefty's ethnic background?

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