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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. How many male characters appear on the scene in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) None.

2. Eloise thinks that if you are going to be a nun, you should at least______?
(a) Sing.
(b) Cry.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Write.

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

4. Who is Eric?
(a) Franklin's friend.
(b) Ginnie's father.
(c) Ginnie's brother.
(d) Selena's brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Eloise and Mary Jane become friends?

2. Who is Jimmy Jimmereano?

3. Who dies of cancer and weighs just 62 pounds in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?

4. How many New York advertising men are staying at the same hotel as Muriel Glass?

5. What does Sybil complain to Seymour about when meeting him on the beach?

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