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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Residents and Transients.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Sandra’s mother when Sandra’s maternal grandmother died in “Offerings”?
(a) 9
(b) 6
(c) 12
(d) 4

2. Of her parents’ farmhouse, the narrator of “Residents and Transients” says, “I love its stateliness, the way it rises up from the fields like a patch of” what?
(a) Daisies
(b) Purple irises
(c) Mutant jimsonweeds
(d) Red apple trees

3. How many children do Mary Lou and Mack have in “The Rookers”?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 2

4. What colors are the cheerleader outfits that Cleo is sewing in “Old Things”?
(a) Purple and gold
(b) Red and gray
(c) White and yellow
(d) Red and blue

5. What is the last name of Rita Jean in “Old Things”?
(a) Ballard
(b) Johnson
(c) Wiggins
(d) Smith

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sandra’s grandfather die from in “Offerings”?

2. How long has it been since Sandra has mown her yard when her grandmother visits in “Offerings”?

3. Who’s car does Cleo say is “here all the time” in “Old Things”?

4. Where is Sandra’s grandmother coming to visit from in “Offerings”?

5. According to the narrator in “The Rookers,” lately Mack has become obsessed with the weather and likes to compare it to the predictions from where?

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