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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 'The Third Prize', 'The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky', 'Open Winter', and 'Barn Burning'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack realize about Joan's boyfriends?
(a) They all ran away.
(b) They have all died.
(c) They are all very wealthy.
(d) They've all been murdered.

2. How old is Pop Apling?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Sixteen.

3. In "A Bottle of Milk for Mother," what is Lefty interrogated for?
(a) Disturbing the peace.
(b) Cheating.
(c) Kidnapping.
(d) A robbery.

4. Who is Jack Potter bringing to town with him?
(a) His new son.
(b) His new daughter.
(c) His new wife.
(d) His mother.

5. What did the first chief of the station die of in "An Outpost of Progress"?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Old age.
(c) Fever.
(d) Aneurysm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What business does the couple in "The Egg" try after the first fails?

2. Where do Joan and Jack meet in "Torch Song"?

3. Who do the men meet with in "The Third Prize"?

4. Where are Joan and Jack from in "Torch Song"?

5. What is the name of Joan's German boyfriend?

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