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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Widows and Orphans".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billy do as the prison guard leads him away?
(a) Talks to his dead mother.
(b) Begs William to save him.
(c) Sings and laughs.
(d) Stares at William.

2. Which character is nicknamed Eldorado?
(a) McDaddy.
(b) Red.
(c) Teddy.
(d) Billy.

3. Why does the narrator want to go back to square dancing?
(a) To avoid having to be with Queen Rose.
(b) To get one swing with Gweneth.
(c) To trip Leon and teach him a lesson.
(d) To show everyone that he can do what his father says he can't.

4. What comment does Mrs. Boswell make about the narrator?
(a) That his outfit matches Gweneth's.
(b) That he is learning the rhythm of the thing.
(c) That he can change his role.
(d) That he is the most handsome of the boys.

5. What does she say about the first doctor?
(a) He was a plastic surgeon.
(b) He said the stabbing was her fault.
(c) He refused to touch her.
(d) He stitched her up like a turkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ella ask God?

2. Who is looking for Billy at the end of the tale?

3. What happens to Teddy when he fights for the knife after the woman is stabbed?

4. What does "everyone" know that Slick is in to?

5. What does Milford dislike in Mrs. Farragot's apartment?

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