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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Banal Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the officers/soldiers bonded by in the story "In Another Country"?
(a) War.
(b) Blond hair.
(c) Shame.
(d) Their injuries.

2. At the end of "In Another Country," what does the major do?
(a) Starts to cry.
(b) Looks out the window.
(c) Wiggles his fixed hand.
(d) Smiles and thanks the doctors.

3. In what far-away place had Mascart knocked Danny Frush cuckoo in the second round of a fight in "Banal Story"?
(a) Venice.
(b) Florence.
(c) Paris.
(d) Madrid.

4. In "A Canary For One," what does the American woman say the canary loves?
(a) The sun.
(b) People.
(c) Crackers.
(d) Flying.

5. Where did the main character in "Banal Story" read that 21 feet of snow had fallen?
(a) Mesopotamia.
(b) New York City.
(c) Rome.
(d) The Alps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack say is the reason he cannot sleep in the story "Fifty Grand"?

2. In "The Undefeated," how many times does Manuel stab the bull before it dies?

3. In "Hills Like White Elephants," what does the girl think that everything tastes like?

4. In "Banal Story," what does the word "banal" mean?

5. In "In Another Country," what does the narrator tell the major he will do after the war?

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