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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Frances' piano playing lately has been proficient yet _____________.
(a) spirited.
(b) inspired.
(c) brilliant.
(d) lifeless.
2. What is notable about a man who approaches Amelia's house one day?
(a) His left arm is shorter than the right.
(b) He is a hunchback.
(c) He has a peg leg.
(d) He has a stripe of white hair.
3. How long did Miss Amelia's only marriage last?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 10 weeks.
(d) 10 days.
4. Who is Mister Lafkowitz?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Electrician.
(d) Piano teacher.
5. Who is Marvin Macy's brother?
(a) Henry.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Bud.
(d) Alex.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who has Marvin's brother brought with him to Amelia's cafe?
2. The boxing match between Amelia and Marvin transitions into __________________.
3. What will the man in #12 be called?
4. What beverage does Miss Amelia offer the men in her home?
5. How old was Marvin Macy when he married Amelia?
Short Essay Questions
1. What literary technique does McCullers use in telling this story and what tone does she set in accomplishing it?
2. What does Martin Meadows find when he arrives at his home early one Friday afternoon?
3. What information does the author provide about events leading up to Miss Amelia's ten-day marriage?
4. What is the nature of the cafe in the four years since Cousin Lymon arrived?
5. What details does McCullers provide which would serve to especially infuriate Bitsy about the men?
6. What are some of the strange situations that Mr. Brook finds at Madame Zilensky's house?
7. What is the dilemma the author writes about in the title of the story?
8. How does John connect with his ex-wife, Elizabeth, while in New York?
9. What does the old man tell the boy about the woman he had been married to?
10. How does Amelia react when Marvin moves into the house?
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