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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Welcoming the Board of Directors, The Boy, The Weather in San Francisco, Blue, The Grass-Eaters, Preparations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of Preparations?
(a) Kenneth Bernard.
(b) Krishnan Varma.
(c) David Brooks.
(d) Richard Brautigan.

2. Who is the author of House Opposite?
(a) Josef Skvorecky.
(b) R.K. Narayan
(c) Mark Helprin.
(d) Yasunari Kawabata.

3. What is the setting of An Insolvable Problem of Genetics?
(a) Czechoslavakia.
(b) Poland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

4. Who is the author of The Boy?
(a) Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
(b) Mark Halprin.
(c) Joyce Carol Oates.
(d) Aurelio Escovar.

5. In Death of the Right Fielder, how was the right fielder received by his teammates?
(a) He was a great player but disliked.
(b) He was the favorite team member.
(c) He was disliked.
(d) He was beloved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of Blue?

2. The story of La Volpaia comes from what country?

3. The old woman in Weather in San Francisco orders how much meat at the butcher's?

4. The author of Homage to Isaac Babel is listed as being from England and where?

5. What is the name of the man the central female character falls in love with after the death of her husband in Happy Endings?

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