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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Butterfly on F Street and Gospel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the last place Caesar saw Sherman?
(a) Howard Hospital.
(b) County Jail.
(c) His apartment.
(d) Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.

2. Why does Caesar dislike it when Manny calls his apartment?
(a) Caesar does not want there to be record of any communications between himself and Manny.
(b) Caesar has been trying to distance himself from Manny.
(c) Manny whispers everything over the phone, making it seem obscene.
(d) Caesar does not want Carol to find out what he is planning to do.

3. What makes Vivian pause to think how many days she had been on a diet?
(a) The smell of baking bread as they drive by a bakery.
(b) The doughnuts in the choir room.
(c) The breakfast Diane serves her children before she leaves with Vivian.
(d) The smell of coffee and bacon.

4. What does Cassandra do instead of attending class?
(a) Cassandra cares for her niece.
(b) Cassandra drives around town looking for work.
(c) Cassandra fantasizes about killing her brother-in-law.
(d) Cassandra sits outside the classroom antagonizing her teacher.

5. What does Betsy Ann say to her father about the pigeons?
(a) "They smell."
(b) "They're dirty!"
(c) "They tickle."
(d) "They bite!"

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the protagonist's socks in "The First Day"?

2. Why does Marvin challenge Marvella in the train station?

3. In "Lost in the City", what time is it when the telephone rings in Lydia Walsh's house?

4. What did Pearl discover about a week after Humphrey was born?

5. What sign does Betsy Ann take to mean that the pigeons have decided to roost in her coop?

(see the answer key)

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