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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. What is Muriel doing when Seymour returns from the beach?
(a) She is talking on the phone.
(b) She is taking a shower.
(c) She is sleeping.
(d) She is painting her toe nails.

2. Who is crying because she wants to be told she is a nice girl in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?
(a) Ramona.
(b) Mary Jane.
(c) Grace.
(d) Eloise.

3. What does Seymour do when he sits down on the bed after grabbing the object out of the suitcase?
(a) He shoots himself through the right temple.
(b) He shoots himself in the leg.
(c) He shoots into the air to wake Muriel.
(d) He shoots Muriel through the right temple.

4. Where is Muriel Glass' hotel located?
(a) Charlotte, North Carolina.
(b) Jacksonville, Florida.
(c) New York City.
(d) Miami, Florida.

5. Who is Muriel Glass speaking with on the telephone at the beginning of the story, A Perfect Day for Bananafish?
(a) Her mother.
(b) The hotel operator.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What size shoe does Ginnie wear?

2. Who is Akim Tmiroff?

3. How does Walt die?

4. Why does Ginnie need money before Monday?

5. When Seymour returns to the room, what does he take out of the suitcase?

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