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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the names of Georgeann and Shelby’s two children in “The Retreat”?
(a) Tamara and Jason
(b) Peter and Sarah
(c) Mark and Elizabeth
(d) Mike and Jimmy

2. Who does Carolyn’s dad say had stomach bypass surgery but that “it didn’t work and they had to fix him back like he was” in “Drawing Names”?
(a) Jack Cleveland
(b) Bill Crittendon
(c) Peewee McClain
(d) Jim Yates

3. What band does the narrator say Georgeann put on to try to teach Shelby to dance prior to the prom in “The Retreat”?
(a) The Doors
(b) The Kinks
(c) The Who
(d) The Beatles

4. How many years does Imogene say it’s been since they’ve been in Nashville in “The Ocean”?
(a) 10 years
(b) 20 years
(c) 35 years
(d) 15 years

5. Where did Louise’s husband buy a cowboy hat before going away in “Still Life with Watermelon”?
(a) Sam's Surplus
(b) J. C. Penney's
(c) Wal-Mart
(d) K-Mart

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Old Things,” Linda believes that it’s awful that Cleo has gotten rid of every reminder of whom?

2. How much money does Bill have in his wallet as he drives to Florida in “The Ocean”?

3. Dolores’s friend enrolled in beauty school at what age in “The Climber”?

4. Who did Imogene give away her belongings to before she and Bill set out in “The Ocean”?

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

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