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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Man with No Name .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what decade did Darma attend university?
(a) The 1980s.
(b) The 1930s.
(c) The 1970s.
(d) The 1860s.

2. Where did Darma attend university?
(a) Indiana.
(b) California.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Michigan.

3. What kind of fiction did Darma write prior to People from Bloomington?
(a) Mystery.
(b) Absurdist fiction.
(c) Historical fiction.
(d) He did not write fiction.

4. Who is the author of People from Bloomington?
(a) Jane Austen.
(b) Budi Darma.
(c) William Faulkner.
(d) Ottessa Moshfegh.

5. What was Darma anxious about while pursuing his PhD?
(a) Finding a job.
(b) Defending his dissertation.
(c) Writing his dissertation.
(d) Not having enough time to write.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Darma do in his free time while at university?

2. How long dd it take Darma to write The Old Man with No Name?

3. In "The Man With No Name," who has a habit of running into the street and threatening to shoot people?

4. Who is John Dunlap?

5. What do most of the stories in this collection focus on?

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