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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Fifty Grand," what are the names of the two boys with John?
(a) Happy Steinfelt and Lew Morgan.
(b) Happy Stinger and John Morgan.
(c) Happy Steinfelt and Lew Miller.
(d) John Hogan and Happy Morgan.

2. What time do the three soldiers arrive at the drinking place in "Today Is Friday"?
(a) Ten o'clock.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Eleven o'clock.
(d) Nine o'clock.

3. Who does Manuel dedicate "this bull" to during the fight in "The Undefeated"?
(a) The president and Madrid.
(b) Zurito.
(c) His wife.
(d) The president and Spain.

4. In "A Canary For One," why had the American couple been in Vevey?
(a) On a holiday.
(b) They were from there.
(c) Visiting family.
(d) For their honeymoon.

5. To what did the soldiers nail Jesus Christ in the story "Today Is Friday"?
(a) A church steeple.
(b) A fence.
(c) A large stick.
(d) A cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Now I Lay Me," what is the specific item Nick remembers, which belonged to his parents?

2. Where does "In Another Country" take place?

3. What animal is the American woman in "A Canary For One" bringing her daughter?

4. In the story "A Canary For One," what is the name of the hotel that the American woman and the couple have stayed at in the past?

5. What is Mr. Turner's relationship to William in "A Pursuite Race"?

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