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

2. Who is very ill in the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos?
(a) Ginnie's mother.
(b) Ginnie's father.
(c) Selena's father.
(d) Selena's mother.

3. How old is Ginnie?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

4. Where does Mary Jane get the cameo brooch she is wearing?
(a) She buys it.
(b) From her mom.
(c) From Eloise.
(d) She finds it in college.

5. What does Eloise think all women tell their husbands?
(a) How much they need them.
(b) How much they love them.
(c) Nothing honest.
(d) That they need to work two jobs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Muriel doing when Seymour returns from the beach?

2. Who does Seymour call 'Miss Spiritual Tramp of 1948'?

3. How does Ginnie describe Selena's living room?

4. Who is Akim Tmiroff?

5. What does Seymour wear to the beach?

(see the answer key)

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