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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Laughing Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who graduates from college first, Mary Jane or Eloise?
(a) They are still in college.
(b) Mary Jane.
(c) Eloise.
(d) Neither of them graduated.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Muriel doing when Seymour returns from the beach?

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

3. How old is Ginnie?

4. What do the boys do on sunny days?

5. Where does the main character of the story, The Laughing Man, get lost?

(see the answer key)

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