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

Multiple Choice 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”?
(a) Georgeann
(b) Sabrina Jones
(c) Sharon Belletieri
(d) Betsy Lou

2. What kind of instrument does the narrator say Leroy gave Norma Jean for Christmas in “Shiloh”?
(a) A saxophone
(b) A flute
(c) An electric organ
(d) A drum set

3. What word does the narrator’s play date pronounce “with two syllables” in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?
(a) Here
(b) There
(c) Hair
(d) Walk

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

5. Where does Mack and Mary Lou’s youngest daughter attend college in “The Rookers”?
(a) Murray State
(b) Louisiana State
(c) Brown University
(d) Michigan State

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose granddaughter in “The Rookers” is said to have an ovary infection?

2. What kind of cigarettes does the narrators say her uncle smoked in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?

3. Who is the narrator in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?

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

5. What is the name of the narrator’s brother in “Detroit Skyline, 1949” that is 2 when she visits Detroit with her mother?

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