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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. Ginnie dreams that a servant gives _____ out instead of tomato juice at dinner.
(a) Coffee.
(b) Chicken sandwiches.
(c) Tennis rackets.
(d) Tennis balls.

2. Why does Muriel's telephone caller ask so many questions about Seymour's behavior?
(a) Seymour is acting "oddly" lately.
(b) Seymour likes to get in trouble with the law.
(c) Seymour is physically sick.
(d) Seymour is practicing a funny piano routine.

3. Why is Mary Jane's husband sent to jail?
(a) He steals money.
(b) He stabs an M.P..
(c) He leaves the army without permission.
(d) He steals a car.

4. Why does Ramona sleep on the edge of the bed?
(a) She likes to be ready to get out of bed quickly.
(b) She doesn't, she sleeps in the middle of the bed.
(c) She can see out of the window better when she's close to the edge.
(d) She wants to give Jimmy Jimmereano room to sleep.

5. Who is Sybil Carpenter?
(a) A friend of Muriel's family.
(b) A 55-year-old woman on vacation with her son.
(c) A five-year-old girl staying at the hotel.
(d) A nurse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Mary Jane get the cameo brooch she is wearing?

3. Who is Seymour Glass?

4. Who cuts their finger in the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos?

5. What does Seymour wear to the beach?

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