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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Still Life with Watermelon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Leroy reminded of as he watches Norma Jean lift weights in the beginning of “Shiloh”?
(a) Wonder Woman
(b) Batgirl
(c) Mighty Mouse
(d) Marilyn Monroe

2. What is the name of the narrator’s brother in “Detroit Skyline, 1949” that is 2 when she visits Detroit with her mother?
(a) Phillip
(b) Johnny
(c) Petey
(d) Andrew

3. The narrator of “Offerings” says Sandra “grows vegetables and counts her” what?
(a) Dogs
(b) Blessings
(c) Boyfriends
(d) Cats

4. Where did Louise’s husband buy a cowboy hat before going away in “Still Life with Watermelon”?
(a) Sam's Surplus
(b) J. C. Penney's
(c) K-Mart
(d) Wal-Mart

5. How many years does the narrator say Leroy has spent on the road prior to his accident in Shiloh?
(a) 4 years
(b) 15 years
(c) 20 years
(d) 10 years

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Leroy’s last name in “Shiloh”?

2. The first watermelon that Louise painted in “Still Life with Watermelon” looked “like a dark-green basketball floating on” what?

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

4. Sandra’s husband is in Louisville working where in “Offerings”?

5. Louise has lost her job where in “Still Life with Watermelon”?

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