1. What did Sandra’s maternal grandmother die from in “Offerings”?
(a) Childbed Fever
(b) A brain aneurism
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) Lung cancer

2. What is the name of the narrator’s brother in “Detroit Skyline, 1949” that is 2 when she visits Detroit with her mother?
(a) Johnny
(b) Phillip
(c) Andrew
(d) Petey

3. How long ago was Carolyn divorced in “Drawing Names”?
(a) 6 years ago
(b) 2 years ago
(c) 10 years ago
(d) 1 year ago

4. Louise has lost her job where in “Still Life with Watermelon”?
(a) J. C. Penney's
(b) Kroger's
(c) K-Mart
(d) Billy's Ford Dealership

5. Kent is planning to drive over for Christmas dinner from where by noon in “Drawing Names”?
(a) Lake Huron
(b) Kentucky Lake
(c) Lake Michigan
(d) Juanita Lake

Short Answer 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”?

2. Who’s car does Cleo say is “here all the time” in “Old Things”?

3. What grandchild of Cleo’s chatters on the phone in “Old Things”?

4. How long ago did Leroy injure his leg in a highway accident in the beginning of “Shiloh”?

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

(see the answer key)

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