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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has the girl in "Someone" been at the narrator's house?
(a) Forty years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Thirty years.

2. What "martyrs" Eva?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Communism.
(d) Insomnia.

3. What nationality is Eva's friend?
(a) Chilean.
(b) Chinese.
(c) English.
(d) Czechoslovakian.

4. What did the woman in "Eyes" write with on the drugstore floor?
(a) Ballpoint pen.
(b) Charcoal.
(c) Lipstick.
(d) Eye shadow.

5. The narrator of "Eyes" has dreamed of the woman as what object?
(a) A clock.
(b) A cricket.
(c) A painting.
(d) A statue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the "boy" in "Eva" lie?

2. Where does the narrator of "Someone" want to put the roses?

3. What causes Eva's suffering in the beginning of the story?

4. How long has the "boy" in "Eva" been dead?

5. How much does Balthazar end up charging for the bird cage?

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