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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Just Before the War with the Eskimos.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who thinks Seymour is "manic?"
(a) Muriel's mother.
(b) Muriel.
(c) Muriel's father.
(d) The psychiatrist.

2. How does Ginnie describe Selena's living room?
(a) Expensive and cheesy.
(b) Cheap and cheesy.
(c) Cheap but classy.
(d) Expensive and classy.

3. Why does Eloise marry her husband?
(a) He makes her laugh.
(b) He is the most handsome man she's ever met.
(c) He is nice to her.
(d) He says he loves Jane Austen.

4. Why does Seymour get angry with the woman in the elevator as he goes back to his room after the beach?
(a) She is pushing Seymour to get out of the elevator.
(b) She is taking up too much room.
(c) She is looking at his feet.
(d) She is talking loudly.

5. What does Seymour wear to the beach?
(a) A long pair of pants.
(b) A baseball cap and sunglasses.
(c) A tightly closed robe.
(d) A backpack filled with sheet music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is very ill in the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos?

2. How long does Ginnie keep an Easter chick after it dies?

3. What does Seymour do to Sybil right before they get out of the water?

4. Eloise thinks that if you are going to be a nun, you should at least______?

5. How old is Ginnie?

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