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

2. Where did the narrator know Larry from before she began having an affair with him in “Residents and Transients”?
(a) He is her family doctor
(b) He owns a bookstore where she shops
(c) He is her dentist
(d) He is her mailman

3. Where does Mary Lou work periodically to help out with the bills in “The Rookers”?
(a) H & R Block
(b) The post office
(c) Bank of America
(d) The local DMV

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

5. The narrator says in the beginning of “Offerings” that Sandra’s maternal grandmother died at what age?
(a) 32
(b) 30
(c) 26
(d) 41

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cleo’s last name in “Old Things”?

2. What is the name of Sandra’s grandfather that died in “Offerings”?

3. Where has the narrator’s husband gone away to work in “Residents and Transients”?

4. What grandchild of Cleo’s chatters on the phone in “Old Things”?

5. In what state do Mary Lou and her husband Mack live in “The Rookers”?

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