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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Diseasemaker's Croup, and In The End.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At a cafe, how does the narrator identify himself?
(a) As a famous actor.
(b) As a professor.
(c) As a zombie.
(d) As a nobody.

2. Who suggests that the young man should try writing fantasy instead?
(a) His older brother.
(b) The butler.
(c) A raven.
(d) Amelia.

3. What does Amelia promise them in return for not killing her?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) A lock of her hair.
(c) The deeds to the house.
(d) Brides.

4. Why is the young writer upset?
(a) He is trying to write horror but it is not scary enough.
(b) He is trying to write about himself, but for some reason keeps writing about Amelia.
(c) He is trying to write about reality, but he keeps parodying it.
(d) He doesn't want to be a writer and wishes he could be a baker instead.

5. In 'Bitter Grounds' what is the narrator doing when he decides to just keep driving and run away from his old life?
(a) Going to the store to bring back apples.
(b) Going to work.
(c) Going to his ex-girlfriend's house to beg her to take him back.
(d) Going to the gym.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem 'Instructions' what is it important to always trust?

2. In New Orleans, who does the narrator and another professor meet in a bar?

3. In 'The Chariot,' what do the people of Earth do to ensure that they are protected from the race of super humans they have genetically created?

4. Where does Harlequin find himself at the end of the story?

5. In 'My Life' what does the poet claim caused the death of his wife?

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