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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A New Man, A Dark Night, and Marie.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What station does Vivian switch the radio to?
(a) The first station with the weather.
(b) WMNF.
(c) WYCB.
(d) The local talk radio program.

2. What does Mildred notice as she speaks to the woman?
(a) Mildred notices how beautiful the woman actually was.
(b) Mildred notices that she is much younger than she'd thought.
(c) Mildred notices an arrogant way about her.
(d) Mildred notices how plain the woman appears.

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

4. In "The Store", how much does the protagonist make in a week working at the store?
(a) $110.
(b) $140.
(c) $50.
(d) $230.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the last place Caesar saw Sherman?

2. On what day does Lydia's mother die?

3. Who had Lydia been dreaming of when the phone rang?

4. How long have Joyce and Rickey been married?

5. What does Ida Garrett carry with her as she hurries to Beatrice's apartment?

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