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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through La Volpaia, An Insolvable Problem of Genetics, House Opposite, Love Your Only Mother, The Laugher.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket?
(a) Margaret Atwood.
(b) Julio Cortazar.
(c) Joyce Carol Oates.
(d) Yasunari Kawabata.

2. Who is the author of Girl?
(a) Yasunari Kawabata.
(b) Jamaica Kincaid.
(c) Joyce Carol Oates.
(d) Margaret Atwood.

3. The teammates in Death of the Right Fielder suspect the player either tripped or what?
(a) Was stabbed.
(b) Had a heart attack.
(c) Was shot.
(d) Choked to death.

4. What color is the skyscraper in The Falling Girl?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

5. What does the gypsy in On Hope train monkeys to do?
(a) Hunt for food.
(b) Dance and smoke.
(c) Play the piano.
(d) Steal for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom did the monkey in On Hope steal?

2. What is the name of the central male character in Happy Endings?

3. From what country is the author of Happy Endings?

4. The story On Hope comes from what country?

5. What does the gypsy's monkey bring to him in On Hope?

(see the answer key)

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