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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Minor Heroism by Allan Gurganus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator, Cheryl and Edna spend the night when their car breaks down?
(a) A Marriott.
(b) A Day's Inn.
(c) A Ramada.
(d) A Super 8.

2. As A Vintage Thunderbird opens, who are the people driving from Virginia to New York?
(a) Nick and Lauren.
(b) Mick and Karen.
(c) Mick and Susan.
(d) Nick and Karen.

3. When did Emily first meet Willi Varig?
(a) Ten years after WWII.
(b) In hgih school.
(c) Two years after they were married.
(d) Twenty years before the birth of their child.

4. What does Bryan tell his father to do with the picture he has drawn?
(a) He tells his father to keep it.
(b) He tells his father to throw it away.
(c) He tells his father to put it up on the wall.
(d) He tells his father to give it back to him.

5. In Minor Heroism, where in the house does Bryan sit and draw his pictures?
(a) On the living room table.
(b) At the dining room table.
(c) On the floor of his room.`
(d) At his father's desk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does the narrator of Rock Springs steal?

2. In Talk of Heroes, Who is Willi Varig?

3. What do Nick and Karen do on Sundays?

4. Who are Louise's two girl friends in high school?

5. What did Louise sneak out of the kitchen when she was a young child?

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