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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 'Torch Song', 'Witch's Money', and 'An Outpost of Progress'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the father in "The Egg" think he can improve his second business?
(a) By letting someone else run it.
(b) By being happier to customers.
(c) By being meaner to customers.
(d) By hiring more people.

2. What does Kayerts do to Carlier?
(a) Punches him.
(b) Bankrupts him.
(c) Stabs him.
(d) Shoots him.

3. Where do Joan and Jack meet in "Torch Song"?
(a) Ohio.
(b) New York.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Illinois.

4. Who does the father try to entertain with egg stories in "The Egg"?
(a) John.
(b) Jack.
(c) Joe.
(d) Jerry.

5. What does the father do when he is laughed at in "The Egg"?
(a) He laughs along and has fun.
(b) He attacks Joe.
(c) He kills Joe.
(d) He throws Joe out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men begin buying and selling in "Witch's Money"?

2. What do the men do to pass the time in "An Outpost of Progress"?

3. Who questions Lefty at his interrogation?

4. In "A Bottle of Milk for Mother," what is Lefty interrogated for?

5. What is Lefty's ethnic background?

(see the answer key)

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