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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Arthur leave his wife?
(a) She starts treating him better.
(b) He feels sorry for her.
(c) He loves her too much.
(d) She makes him laugh too much.

2. Why does the narrator say he hates chairs?
(a) He is being rude.
(b) He wants` Yoshoto to feel bad.
(c) He is nervous.
(d) He is joking.

3. Who wins the race back to the house at the end of the story, Down at the Dinghy?
(a) Lionel.
(b) Lionel's neighbor.
(c) Lionel's father.
(d) Boo Boo.

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

5. How does Jimmy Jimmereeno die?
(a) He gets run over by a car.
(b) He dies in WWII battle.
(c) He dies of old age.
(d) He dies of cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who talks to Dr. Sivetski about Seymour's condition?

2. Who thinks Seymour is "manic?"

3. What does Arthur think Joanie enjoys most about a new house?

4. How many Saturday mornings does Ginnie play tennis?

5. What catches the narrator's attention, urging him to go inside the church?

(see the answer key)

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