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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does the narrator say she was when her mother took her on a long journey North to see the tall buildings of Detroit in the beginning of “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?
(a) 7
(b) 14
(c) 9
(d) 12

2. What is Louise’s last name in “Still Life with Watermelon”?
(a) Wilson
(b) Milsap
(c) Yates
(d) Turnbow

3. How old was Sandra’s mother when Sandra’s maternal grandmother died in “Offerings”?
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 9
(d) 12

4. Rita Jean is worried sick about her cat named what in “Old Things”?
(a) Fluffy
(b) Dexter
(c) Maxwell
(d) Pretty Tail

5. What colors are the cheerleader outfits that Cleo is sewing in “Old Things”?
(a) Red and blue
(b) Red and gray
(c) Purple and gold
(d) White and yellow

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the teenager that Leroy buys weed from in “Shiloh”?

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

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

4. What is the name of the uncle that the narrator and her mother visit in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?

5. Sandra’s mother never told Sandra’s paternal grandmother about having what surgery in “Offerings”?

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