The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories Quiz

Tobias Wolff

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Where do Gunther and the narrator meet in the morning? (from Men Under Water by Ralph Lombreglia)

The Shrek Diner.

The Peter Pan Diner.

The Wonderland Diner.

The Stubborn Spoon Diner.

2.

In his dream, what does the priest see the soldier do? (from Departures by John L'Heureux)

Take his turn and hand the dice to him.

Take his turn and win the game.

Walk away holding the dice.

Die before he can throw the dice.

3.

Who is telling the story of the first day? (from The First Day by Edward P. Jones)

The narrator looking back on the first day of kindergarten.

The mother looking back on taking her child to school.

The teacher taking in a new student to her classroom.

The narrator looking back on the first day of summer camp.

4.

What does Georgie hit when he is driving around with the narrator after their shifts? (from Emergency by Denis Johnson)

A pregnant rabbit.

A deer.

A truck.

A cow.

5.

In Daddy Garbage, who is Lemuel Strayhorn? (from Daddy Garbage by John Edgar Wideman)

A policeman.

A shoe salesman.

An ice cream peddler.

A snowball cart owner.

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