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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ballad of the Sad Cafe, pages 23 - 48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amelia do with the gifts Marvin gives her?
(a) Puts them in storage.
(b) Sells them in her general store.
(c) Shows them to her friends.
(d) Puts them on display.

2. For what is Miss Amelia noted for making?
(a) Sweaters.
(b) Cakes.
(c) Afghans.
(d) Liquor.

3. What does the man who comes to Amelia's house tell her?
(a) He wants to write an article about her.
(b) He is a distant relative.
(c) He is in love with her.
(d) He is looking for a job.

4. What is wrong with the sick child brought to see Amelia?
(a) Boil on his thigh.
(b) Measles.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) Chicken Pox.

5. What is the physical manifestation of Cousin Lymon's outcast status?
(a) His albino coloring.
(b) His bald head.
(c) His hunchback.
(d) His yellow eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary technique does McCullers use to tell this story?

2. What is the weather as the story opens?

3. What role does Amelia enjoy playing in the community?

4. How does Amelia feel about Cousin Lymon at the end of the story?

5. What do the people in town soon come to realize about the man in #12?

(see the answer key)

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