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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 does Walt die?
(a) In combat.
(b) A stove explodes.
(c) Old age.
(d) In a car accident.

2. How much does Ginnie say Selena owes her?
(a) $2.00.
(b) $2.90.
(c) $1.90.
(d) $1.50.

3. Who is very ill in the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos?
(a) Ginnie's father.
(b) Selena's mother.
(c) Selena's father.
(d) Ginnie's mother.

4. What does Seymour want to hunt for in the water with Sybil?
(a) A yellow fish.
(b) An angel fish.
(c) A swordfish.
(d) A bananafish.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who graduates from college first, Mary Jane or Eloise?

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

4. How is Seymour pushing Sybil in the water?

5. What time of year is the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, set?

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