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

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) Sharon Belletieri
(c) Sabrina Jones
(d) Betsy Lou

2. What grandchild of Cleo’s chatters on the phone in “Old Things”?
(a) Mary
(b) Tammy
(c) Linda
(d) Julia

3. As Louise progresses in her paintings of watermelons in “Still Life with Watermelon,” she begins varying the backgrounds, “and sometimes now she throws in unusual decorative objects—a few candles, a soap dish,” and what?
(a) A plate of olives
(b) A pair of sewing scissors
(c) A hairdryer
(d) A pair of wire pliers

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

5. What did Sandra’s grandfather die from in “Offerings”?
(a) Lung cancer
(b) Cirrhosis of the liver
(c) Brain cancer
(d) Parkinson's Disease

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of store does the narrator of “Offerings” say Joe Stamper owned and ran?

2. What is the last name of Rita Jean in “Old Things”?

3. What colors are the cheerleader outfits that Cleo is sewing in “Old Things”?

4. What word from “Still Life with Watermelon” refers to a horn containing food, drink, etc. in endless supply?

5. What word does the narrator’s play date pronounce “with two syllables” in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?

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