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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Water Liars, Letters from the Samantha, Ile Forest, The Magic Barrel, Shiloh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the first babysitter Carlyle hires?
(a) Annie.
(b) Susie.
(c) Janie.
(d) Debbie.

2. Which of the following alcoholic beverages is Sonny's drink of choice?
(a) Gin.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Amaretto.
(d) Cognac.

3. How does Ile's servant treat Gil when he arrives in the forest?
(a) He is rude.
(b) He is kind.
(c) He is silent.
(d) He is arrogant.

4. What possession does the narrator in the story "1/3, 1/3, 1/3" have that is tantalizing to his neighbor woman?
(a) A typewriter.
(b) A bathtub.
(c) A clothes iron.
(d) A tractor.

5. What country had John Williams been traveling in before settling in Push's neighborhood?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Morocco.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis complain about during his meeting with Arty?

2. What did the narrator and Sonny argue about while the narrator was on leave from the armed forces?

3. What religion does Leo Finkle practice in the story "The Magic Barrel"?

4. How often did the narrator's father lose money when he was gambling in "The Lover of Horses"?

5. With whom does Willi accidentally witness his mother having an affair?

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