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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cyclops and The Women's Open.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to the house to speak to the author's mother in the second essay?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His teacher.
(c) His brother.
(d) His aunt.

2. Where does the author's father vehemently object to the author moving?
(a) California.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) New York.

3. The author writes in the first essay, "It seemed that every Christmas my mother was _______."
(a) Remarrying.
(b) Crying.
(c) Pregnant.
(d) Divorced.

4. What is the name of the author's father's friend with the missing eye?
(a) Frank.
(b) Jimmie.
(c) John.
(d) Wilbur.

5. What does the author say his mother's profile is featured on in the first essay?
(a) The penny.
(b) The quarter.
(c) Revlon cosmetics ads.
(d) The monorail token.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which sibling of the author's holds an imaginary after school class in "Next of Kin"?

2. What does the narrator do with his shoe obsessively in the second essay?

3. Who does the author's father say that Ya Ya found dead in the middle of the road?

4. How does Ya Ya start a fire while at the community living apartment?

5. What is the author's youngest brother's name?

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