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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Third Monday.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator in “The Rookers,” lately Mack has become obsessed with the weather and likes to compare it to the predictions from where?
(a) The newspaper forecast
(b) The nightly news weather forecast
(c) The Old Farmer's Almanac
(d) His astrological charts

2. What kind of store does the narrator of “Offerings” say Joe Stamper owned and ran?
(a) A book store
(b) A coffee shop
(c) A shoe store
(d) A candy store

3. How many hours did it take Bill and Imogene to reach Nashville, according to the narrator in the beginning of “The Ocean”?
(a) 2
(b) 9
(c) 5
(d) 3

4. What word from “Still Life with Watermelon” refers to a horn containing food, drink, etc. in endless supply?
(a) Utopia
(b) Cornucopia
(c) Menagerie
(d) Columbine

5. What did the man Ruby’s dating try to sell her when they first met in “Third Monday”?
(a) A stuffed animal
(b) A coffee table
(c) A hunting dog
(d) A ring

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the narrator and her mother departed for Detroit in “Detroit Skyline, 1949,” the narrator’s father told them “Don’t let” what “get you”?

3. How old is Sabrina in “A New-Wave Format”?

4. In what state do Mary Lou and her husband Mack live in “The Rookers”?

5. Rita Jean is worried sick about her cat named what in “Old Things”?

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