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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 211-294.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," what does Mr. Trexler deny having?
(a) Chest pains.
(b) Bizarre thoughts.
(c) A child.
(d) Flat feet.

2. Who wrote "Wild Plums"?
(a) Grace Stone Coates.
(b) Fannie Flagg.
(c) Jackie Kennedy.
(d) Joyce Carol Oates.

3. In "Wild Plums" what is the narrator's name?
(a) Stephanie.
(b) Mary.
(c) The reader is not told.
(d) Anna Marie.

4. Who wrote "That in Aleppo Once..."?
(a) Vladimir Nabokov.
(b) Tom Harris.
(c) Bob Smith.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

5. In "The Killers" what is the name of the location that the first part of the story takes place?
(a) RaceTrak.
(b) Henry's.
(c) St. Mary's.
(d) Pershing Middle School.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Killers" why do the two men want to kill Ole Anderson?

2. In "Theft" what reason does the thief give for stealing?

3. In "That in Aleppo Once..." what does the wife's former address turn out to be?

4. In "The Other Woman" what is about to happen in the storyteller's life?

5. In "Theft" why did the thief enter the main character's apartment?

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