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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 is Seymour pushing Sybil in the water?
(a) With his hands.
(b) With the help of water wings.
(c) She's swimming on her own.
(d) On a float.

2. Who talks to Dr. Sivetski about Seymour's condition?
(a) Seymour.
(b) Muriel.
(c) Muriel's father.
(d) Muriel's mother.

3. Who thinks Seymour is "manic?"
(a) Muriel's mother.
(b) The psychiatrist.
(c) Muriel's father.
(d) Muriel.

4. 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 Muriel through the right temple.
(c) He shoots himself in the leg.
(d) He shoots into the air to wake Muriel.

5. Who is getting married soon in the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos?
(a) Eric.
(b) Selena.
(c) Joan.
(d) Ginnie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is crying because she wants to be told she is a nice girl in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?

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

3. Why is Mary Jane's husband sent to jail?

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

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

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