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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. What is mentioned as ending the lovers' dreams?
(a) A traffic jam.
(b) A spoon.
(c) A neighbor's shouting.
(d) An alarm clock.

2. How old is the girl in "Tuesday Siesta"?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Nine.

3. By the end of the story, how long has Eva been dead?
(a) Three thousand years.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) A million years.
(d) A year.

4. Where does the "boy" in "Eva" lie?
(a) The library.
(b) His bedroom.
(c) The church foyer.
(d) The courtyard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Eva compare her beauty in "Eva Is Inside Her Cat"?

2. Who wants to buy the bird cage?

3. What does Eva most want after leaving her body?

4. What does the girl in "Tuesday Siesta" not have for lunch?

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

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