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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Store.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the protagonist of "The Store" get by day-to-day without a job?
(a) He steals necessary items from local stores.
(b) He lives with his girlfriend.
(c) He lives with his mother.
(d) He finds food and shelter around dumpsters.

2. What is Manny doing at the table when Caesar arrives?
(a) Manny is rolling a cigarette.
(b) Manny is eating a late breakfast.
(c) Manny is reading the Post aloud.
(d) Manny is counting cash.

3. What advice does Robert receive from Carleton and Carlos?
(a) "Don't go outside after dark."
(b) "Don't overstay your welcome."
(c) "Don't cross Miss Jenny."
(d) "Don't get lost in the city."

4. From what illness does Clara die?
(a) HIV/AIDS.
(b) A brain tumor.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Sickle cell anemia.

5. In "The First Day", what does the protagonist do as an "old, old game" between her and her mother?
(a) The protagonist squeezes her mother's hand too tight.
(b) The protagonist presses her mother's lips together.
(c) The protagonist bats her eyelashes.
(d) The protagonist pretends to refuse a kiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the girls see moving into an apartment on 9th street?

2. What school does Lonney attend part-time?

3. A woman in "The First Day" has fashioned hair curlers out of which of the following?

4. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" notice as her mother walks away?

5. What is the last thing the protagonist hears of her mother as she starts class in "The First Day"?

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