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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Correct Grip to The Quiet Car.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Correct Grip," how many days after the attack does the narrator get a phone call?
(a) A few days.
(b) A couple days.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. When did four black students wait to be served at a Woolworth's five-and-ten?
(a) August 1959.
(b) March 1960.
(c) February 1960.
(d) December 1959.

3. In "Moonbow," when did the narrator's other dog die?
(a) 2 weeks ago.
(b) Three month before.
(c) Two months ago.
(d) 3 weeks ago.

4. What does the wife of the attacker suggest that she and the narrator do, in "The Correct Grip"?
(a) Meet for coffee.
(b) Have lunch.
(c) Meet at the park.
(d) Have brunch.

5. In "The Chicane," How did Lauryn and Macario meet ?
(a) At a bank.
(b) Racing.
(c) On the beach.
(d) Soccer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the narrator and others put on the pillows of the death-row dogs in "A Full Service Shelter"?

2. What is the name of Lauryn's son, in "The Chicane"?

3. What type of salad do the narrator and her friends have, in "The Second Seating"?

4. When is the only time the narrator of "A Full Service Shelter" wears latex gloves or scrubs?

5. How long has Mrs. Greed been married?

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