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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through For Esme - with Love and Squalor.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator think Esme should wear her watch instead of her wrist?
(a) Around her head.
(b) Around her leg.
(c) Around her neck.
(d) Around her waist.

3. Who is Joan?
(a) Eric's girlfriend.
(b) Franklin's girlfiend.
(c) Ginnie's sister.
(d) Selena's sister.

4. Who is accused of being the Queen of the Snobs in the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos?
(a) Selena.
(b) Ginnie.
(c) Selena's sister.
(d) Ginnie's sister.

5. How old is Lionel when he first disappears?
(a) Three and a half.
(b) Two and a half.
(c) One and a half.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is very ill in the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos?

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

3. Who is Sandra?

4. What does the Chief drive?

5. What does Ginnie believe she is unfairly paying for?

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