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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. Why do Syd, the narrator, and everyone else have to leave the theater in in "I Stay with Syd"?
(a) Bomb threat.
(b) Storm worsens.
(c) The roof springs a leak.
(d) Power goes out.

2. What type of salad do the narrator and her friends have, in "The Second Seating"?
(a) Spinach.
(b) Kale.
(c) Mixed greens.
(d) Ceaser.

3. What is the name of Lauryn's son, in "The Chicane"?
(a) James.
(b) Alan.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Daniel.

4. In "The Correct Grip," what type of dog does the narrator's friend have?
(a) Border collie.
(b) Retriever.
(c) Black lab.
(d) German Shepherd.

5. In "Equivalent," how often does the seller arrive unannounced to pick up something he left behind?
(a) Every other month.
(b) About 4 weeks.
(c) Every couple of months.
(d) About 6 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the wife of the person that attacked the narrator of "The Correct Grip" say about the narrator's relationship with her husband?

2. In "I Stay with Syd," where do Syd, the narrator, and other theater patrons stand while they wait to go back inside the movie theater?

3. In "Greed," where does the narrator's husband say that he gets the fruit that appears in baskets in their kitchen?

4. At the end of "Four Calls in the Last Half Hour," what does the narrator say that the man does?

5. In "The Correct Grip," how many days after the attack does the narrator get a phone call?

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