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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Disappearing, A Lover's Ear, By the Creek, The Book, Facing the Light, Lost Keys.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lessons does the overweight woman of Disappearing take in order to get away from her boorish and insulting husband?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Aerobics.

2. The story On Hope comes from what country?
(a) Israel.
(b) United States.
(c) Canada.
(d) Argentina.

3. What is the setting of On Hope?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Spain.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Gibraltar.

4. What does the zoo director in The Elephant decide to get as a cheaper alternative to a live elephant?
(a) A robotic elephant.
(b) A wooden elephant.
(c) An ocelot.
(d) An inflatable elephant.

5. Who saves the English lord's daughter in The Blue Jar?
(a) A hunter.
(b) Her brother.
(c) A sailor.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the author of A Lover's Ear from?

2. What does the protagonist of A Lover's Ear always carry with her?

3. Who moves across from the ascetic in House Opposite?

4. The author of By the Creek is listed as being from the United States and where?

5. What are the Maori tribesmen fishing for in At the River?

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