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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Someone Has Been Disarranging These Roses.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Third Resignation," what does the character think of as "chasing through the tormented corners of his hot, fever-torn head"?
(a) A fireman.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A policeman.

2. What causes Eva's suffering in the beginning of the story?
(a) Death.
(b) Disease.
(c) Insects.
(d) Fear.

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

4. In the end of "The Third Resignation," what does the protagonist die of?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Exhaustion.
(c) Resignation.
(d) Time.

5. What biblical characters are referenced in "The Other Side of Death"?
(a) Jonah and the whale.
(b) Abraham and Sarah.
(c) Jesus and Paul.
(d) Isaac and Rebecca.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Third Resignation," what does the protagonist imagine becoming after his body decays?

2. What is described in "The Other Side of Death" as having "blue octopuses"?

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

4. Where does the woman in "Bitterness" say she will not "wander" anymore?

5. Where does the protagonist of "The Other Side of Death" imagine having a tumor?

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