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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 105-210.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," why is the mother nervous to see the father?
(a) She no longer loves him.
(b) She has not told him of the death.
(c) She doesn't like him.
(d) She is always nervous.

2. In "Theft" why did the thief enter the main character's apartment?
(a) To visit.
(b) To have breakfast.
(c) To clean.
(d) To check the radiator.

3. In "Wild Plums" why does the narrator's father visit the Slump property?
(a) To go pluming.
(b) To retrieve his plow.
(c) To arrange his daughter's marriage.
(d) To collect rent.

4. Who wrote "The Killers"?
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) W.E.B. Du Bois.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

5. In "Christmas Gift" who is having a baby?
(a) The neighbor's wife.
(b) The family dog.
(c) The boy's mother.
(d) The boy's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Christmas Gift" who gives the boy a cigarette?

2. In "Theft" what is the main character doing when the thief enters her apartment?

3. In "The Killers" why do the two killers enter a particular public place?

4. In "Theft" what does the main character try to give the thief?

5. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," how did the brother die?

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