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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of cigarettes does the narrators say her uncle smoked in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?
(a) Old Golds
(b) Marlboros
(c) Kents
(d) Camels

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

3. What is the name of Sandra’s grandfather that died in “Offerings”?
(a) Joe Murdock
(b) Kent Ballard
(c) Bob Turnbow
(d) Joe Stamper

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of Leroy and Norma Jean’s baby that died in “Shiloh”?

3. What is the name of Louise’s husband in “Still Life with Watermelon”?

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

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

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