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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Wunderkind.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary technique does McCullers use when she addresses the ruined marriage between Amelia and Marvin and the future failed relationship between Amelia and Lymon.
(a) Simile.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Alliteration.

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

3. Who jumps onto Amelia when she has Marvin in a defeated pin?
(a) Sam.
(b) Lymon.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Marvin.

4. What do the people in town think has happened to the man in #14 when he is not seen the next day?
(a) He went to work.
(b) He is a very late sleeper.
(c) He skipped town.
(d) Amelia has murdered him.

5. What rude name does Marvin call Cousin Lymon?
(a) Dummy.
(b) Jerk.
(c) Brokeback.
(d) Midget.

Short Answer Questions

1. Amelia takes Lymon to picture shows and ______________.

2. Who is Miss Amelia?

3. How old was Marvin Macy when he married Amelia?

4. How old is the student who is profiled in a magazine?

5. In what month does the story take place?

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