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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, p. 15-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does the narrator play?
(a) Piano.
(b) The violin.
(c) The guitar.
(d) The trombone.

2. Where is the narrator's husband in Part One?
(a) With another woman.
(b) On a boat.
(c) In jail.
(d) Dead.

3. What happens to the narrator's car in Page 16?
(a) The engine starts on fire.
(b) It gets a flat tire.
(c) It refuses to start.
(d) The engine backfires.

4. Who is the narrator of the book?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A young man.
(c) An aged woman.
(d) A black farmer.

5. What job does the narrator offer the man she went to town with?
(a) Cleaning the gutters.
(b) Cleaning the back yard.
(c) Repairing the second floor lights.
(d) Fixing a drainage problem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator find at the start of Part One?

2. Where does the narrator live?

3. What does the narrator say about charity not being appreciated?

4. Why does the narrator refuse to give the man money for nothing?

5. What does the narrator bring the person that lives near her house the morning after his return?

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