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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 does Seymour wear to the beach?
(a) A tightly closed robe.
(b) A long pair of pants.
(c) A backpack filled with sheet music.
(d) A baseball cap and sunglasses.

2. How long is Mary Jane married?
(a) Three years.
(b) She is still married.
(c) Three months.
(d) She is never married.

3. Who cuts their finger in the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos?
(a) Selena.
(b) Ginnie.
(c) Selena's brother.
(d) Ginnie's tennis coach.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is going to fight the Eskimos?

2. How many times is Mary Jane at Eloise's house before?

3. The poetry book that Seymour gives as a gift is written in what language?

4. Who is Seymour Glass?

5. Why does Ramona sleep on the edge of the bed?

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