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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Wickedness by Ron Hansen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In A Romantic Weekend, what does the woman want to talk about after dinner?
(a) Her family.
(b) Her favorite books.
(c) Her first marriage.
(d) Sado-masochism.

2. What does Robert call the husband?
(a) Yo.
(b) Mac.
(c) Bub.
(d) Bud.

3. In Testimony of Pilot, how does Lillian die?
(a) A bomb explodes in a plane on which she is a stewardess.
(b) She contracts cancer and dies within a year.
(c) She is murdered in her apartment.
(d) She dies in a car crash.

4. In Talk of Heroes, Who is Willi Varig?
(a) The director of the church.
(b) A Vietnam veteran.
(c) Emily's husband.
(d) A famous Norwegian war hero.

5. Who becomes deaf playing drums in a band in the story Testimony of Pilot?
(a) The narrator of the story.
(b) Radcleve.
(c) Lillian's brother.
(d) The narrator's younger brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Michael remember hearing as a child from the open window in his room?

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

3. What does the husband in Cathedral find disconcerting about Robert?

4. In Minor Heroism, who is posing in the famous picture with the narrator's father?

5. When did Emily first meet Willi Varig?

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