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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Eloise call an "unattractive Bela Lugosi"?
(a) Frank Henke.
(b) Dr. Whiting.
(c) Uncle Wiggily.
(d) Mr. Weyinburg.

3. What does Sybil complain to Seymour about when meeting him on the beach?
(a) Seymour lets another girl sit next to him on the piano bench.
(b) Seymour refuses to teach Sybil how to play the piano.
(c) Seymour doesn't play the piano the night before.
(d) Seymour lets his wife sit next to him on the piano bench.

4. When Seymour returns to the room, what does he take out of the suitcase?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A towel.
(c) A dry bathing suit.
(d) A poetry book.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Seymour wear to the beach?

2. What is physically wrong with Ramona?

3. How is Seymour pushing Sybil in the water?

4. Who is Muriel Glass speaking with on the telephone at the beginning of the story, A Perfect Day for Bananafish?

5. Why is Mr. Weyinburg at home from work?

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