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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through An Orange Line Train to Ballston and The Sunday Following Mother's Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Store", why does the protagonist's father have to quit his job?
(a) The protagonist's father has to serve in the army.
(b) The protagonist's father has a third heart attack.
(c) The manager accuses him of stealing.
(d) The protagonist's father has an affair with the owner's wife.

2. Where does Jenny encounter Clara and Robert?
(a) Standing on the sidewalk outside her house.
(b) On the subway.
(c) Walking through Central Park.
(d) Outside Hahn's shoe store.

3. What does Marcus call the dreadlock man?
(a) Sir.
(b) The man with the snake hair.
(c) Dreadlock man.
(d) Natty Dreadlock.

4. What does Cassandra carry in her pocket?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Her mother's obituary.
(c) An eviction notice.
(d) Newspaper clippings of Rhonda's success, wrapped in tinfoil.

5. A woman in "The First Day" has fashioned hair curlers out of which of the following?
(a) Newspaper.
(b) Candy wrappers.
(c) Cardboard tubes.
(d) Paper money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" wear in the opening scene?

2. What type of job does Manny offer to Caesar to tide him over until he succeeds with his heist?

3. What does Cassandra call Rhonda Ferguson's father?

4. How much does the protagonist's mother give to the woman who assists in completing the forms in "The First Day"?

5. What color car does Penny drive?

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