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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ballad of the Sad Cafe, pages 49 - 71.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Marvin serve time for committing crimes?
(a) Leavenworth prison.
(b) Alcatraz prison.
(c) Atlanta penitentiary.
(d) Sing Sing prison.

2. What is Miss Amelia's physical appearance?
(a) Tall and gawky.
(b) Petite and tentative.
(c) Delicate and frail.
(d) Strong and mannish.

3. Who was Miss Amelia's husband?
(a) Mack Todd.
(b) Ed Feverfew.
(c) Marvin Macy.
(d) Joe Ernest.

4. What literary technique does McCullers use to tell this story?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Anachronism.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Flashback.

5. The boxing match between Amelia and Marvin transitions into __________________.
(a) a free-for-all.
(b) a wrestling match.
(c) a brawl.
(d) a murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does drinking liquor in Amelia's house signify?

2. What is one of the ways that Amelia tries to get rid of Marvin?

3. Who jumps onto Amelia when she has Marvin in a defeated pin?

4. How does Amelia spend the rest of her life?

5. In this story, McCullers intimates that a certain level of _____________ is part of life.

(see the answer key)

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