The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 157 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fat Girl by Andre Dubus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In The Darling, what is Dolores Starr's unusual occupation?
(a) She is a murderer.
(b) She is a sky diver.
(c) She is a detective.
(d) She is a zoo keeper.

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

3. In All the Way in Flagstaff, what does William want to do when he grows up?
(a) Become a priest.
(b) Become a doctor.
(c) Become a teacher.
(d) Become a firefighter.

4. 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.

5. In Cathedral, who is Robert?
(a) The wife's blind friend.
(b) The wife's brother.
(c) The wife's uncle.
(d) The wife's grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Nick and Karen do on Sundays?

2. What does Robert call the husband?

3. With whom does Delores finally have a child?

4. What do Robert and the husband end up doing at the end of the television show?

5. In River of Names, who is the narrator's lover?

(see the answer key)

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