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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Imogene give away her belongings to before she and Bill set out in “The Ocean”?
(a) Judy, Bob, and Sissy
(b) Sarah, Bill, and Susan
(c) Cleo and Kent
(d) Carolyn and Louise

2. How many people are expected for Christmas dinner in “Drawing Names”?
(a) 22
(b) 16
(c) 10
(d) 12

3. According to the narrator in “The Ocean,” “Bill was an expert driver. He knew every road and cow path and Indian trail” where?
(a) West of the Mississippi
(b) In the Jackson Purchase
(c) In the Louisiana Purchase
(d) East of the Mississippi

4. Who urged Dolores to see a doctor about her condition in “The Climber”?
(a) Dusty Bivens
(b) Mary Sue
(c) Jerry Wilson
(d) Louise Milsap

5. Who is Leroy reminded of as he watches Norma Jean lift weights in the beginning of “Shiloh”?
(a) Mighty Mouse
(b) Marilyn Monroe
(c) Wonder Woman
(d) Batgirl

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years does the narrator say Leroy has spent on the road prior to his accident in Shiloh?

2. What weight dumbbells does Norma Jean lift to warm up in the beginning of “Shiloh”?

3. What is Cleo’s last name in “Old Things”?

4. Where do Leroy and Norma Jean live in “Shiloh”?

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

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