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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Today Is Friday.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word best describes "A Canary For One"?
(a) Light-hearted.
(b) Tragic.
(c) Ironic.
(d) Humorous.

2. What is the narrator in “Banal Story” eating while he reads “The Forum”?
(a) An apple.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) An orange.
(d) Bread with butter.

3. What is the name of the family with whom Nick is traveling for the holiday in "Ten Indians"?
(a) The Romans.
(b) The Smiths.
(c) The Millers.
(d) The Garners.

4. Why does Zurito agree to help Manuel in his last bullfight in "The Undefeated"?
(a) Because Renata bribed him to help Manuel.
(b) Because Manuel promises to retire from bullfighting if he loses.
(c) Because he feels bad for Manuel and wants to see him suffer.
(d) Because he secretly made a bet on Manuel’s loss.

5. What does Nick remember about his father in "Now I Lay Me"?
(a) That he drank a lot.
(b) That he was in the war.
(c) That he went on hunting trips.
(d) That he had a good sense of humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the second soldier say is the worst part in the story "Today Is Friday"?

2. What does Zurito say to Manuel, in "The Undefeated"?

3. How much older is Manuel than Zurito in "The Undefeated"?

4. In "Now I Lay Me," what would Nick use for bait when he ran out of worms?

5. What was the cause of the peasant’s wife’s death in "An Alpine Idyll"?

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