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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 day is it at the beginning of "Someone Has Been Disarranging These Roses"?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Sunday.

2. To what does Eva compare her beauty in "Eva Is Inside Her Cat"?
(a) A contest.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Art.
(d) Night.

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

4. What is outside the door in "Eyes"?
(a) The ocean.
(b) A forest.
(c) Open landscape.
(d) A soccer stadium.

5. What color is the woman's box in "Eyes of a Blue Dog"?
(a) Brown.
(b) Mother-of-pearl.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator of "Eyes" has dreamed of the woman as what object?

2. What had previously deterred Eva's appetite for oranges?

3. What "martyrs" Eva?

4. Where is Balthazar at the end of the story?

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

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