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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. Where do Leroy and Norma Jean live in “Shiloh”?
(a) Arkansas
(b) Kentucky
(c) Alabama
(d) Texas

2. What weight dumbbells does Norma Jean lift to warm up in the beginning of “Shiloh”?
(a) 3 lb.
(b) 1 lb.
(c) 2 lb.
(d) 5 lb.

3. How big is the television that the narrator’s uncle shows her in his living room in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?
(a) 10 inches
(b) 20 inches
(c) 15 inches
(d) 19 inches

4. Who is Louise’s husband with while he’s away in “Still Life with Watermelon”?
(a) Carolyn Sisson
(b) Rita Jean Wiggins
(c) Jack Cleveland
(d) Jim Yates

5. Leroy tells Norma Jean what reason for why one of her arms is not as hard as the other in the beginning of “Shiloh”?
(a) She’s using the wrong weights.
(b) She’s right-handed.
(c) She’s left-handed.
(d) She’s got too much body fat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the girl that the narrator’s aunt invites to spend the day with the narrator during her visit in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?

2. What is the name of the narrator’s aunt in “Detroit Skyline, 1949” that she and her mother went to visit in Detroit when she was young?

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

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

5. Peggy tells Louise in “Still Life with Watermelon” that what rich collector will buy her pictures of watermelons?

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