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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lost in the City and His Mother's House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Lydia send her mother as 65th birthday present?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Ghana.
(c) Israel.
(d) Florida.

2. What is the only reason Cassandra does not think it would be fair to shoot the fathers of Joyce's and Pearl's babies?
(a) The "It takes two to tango" rule.
(b) The boys offered to marry the girls.
(c) The boys' families would miss them.
(d) Boys will be boys.

3. Where is Jack Lawrence originally from?
(a) Boston.
(b) Brooklyn Heights.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Chicago.

4. What interrupts Cassandra as she writes her phone number down for Wesley?
(a) Anita begins to tease her mercilessly.
(b) Melanie screams from the front porch.
(c) Wesley changes his mind about the date.
(d) The car lurches into gear.

5. Who had Lydia been dreaming of when the phone rang?
(a) Antibes and a naked Texan.
(b) JL.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Cynthia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed", what is Cassandra eating at the beginning of the story?

2. In "The Store", how old was the protagonist when he decided to quit his first job?

3. Where do Cassandra's sister and brother-in-law live?

4. In "The Store", how long had the protagonist been out of work before he responded to the ad in the newspaper?

5. What does Cassandra fight with her brother-in-law about?

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