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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Story of a Scar, Murderers, The Misfits, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?, and A Good Man is Hard to Find..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story the writer is composing in the tale "1/3, 1/3, 1/3," with whom does the lead character fall in love?
(a) A princess.
(b) A waitress.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A convict.

2. How does the young boy die in the story "Murderers"?
(a) He is attacked by a dog.
(b) He is hit by a train.
(c) He falls off the roof.
(d) He is accidentally shot.

3. What do the townsfolk in the story "Dream Children" think the narrator does recklessly?
(a) Rides horses.
(b) Weeds her garden.
(c) Drives her car.
(d) Milks her cow.

4. What does the son of the Cove's founder claim to have seen on the island?
(a) Mermaids.
(b) Leprechauns.
(c) Werewolves.
(d) Ghosts.

5. Which of Louise's relations is most strict about her food intake in the story, "The Fat Girl"?
(a) Her mother.
(b) No one monitors Louise's food intake.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the last person Sarah was with before she disappeared?

2. What reason does George give to others who ask why his wife continues to stay with him?

3. What animal does Willi's father breed for a living?

4. Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe the mysterious gypsy that arrives in town in the story "The Fisherman from Chihuahua"?

5. How does Willi react when he hears his father beating his mother at night?

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