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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cloudland (Pages 110-144).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "I Stay with Syd," how often does the narrator move to the house at the beach?
(a) One week a month.
(b) A couple days a month.
(c) Every other month.
(d) Two weeks a month.

2. In "Four Calls in the Last Half Hour," what does the author want to be taught?
(a) Bread baking.
(b) Conversational skills.
(c) Rules.
(d) Biscuit baking.

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

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

5. In "Cloudland," on the day the narrator decides she needs boots, how many inches or rain fall in less than half a day?
(a) 4.5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.5.

Short Answer Questions

1. In in "I Stay with Syd," when will the preview film be in theaters that Syd and the narrator see?

2. Where does the narrator of "Greed" find an apple core after she throws it it into pachysandra?

3. in "Doll Tornado," where does a tornado of dolls touch down?

4. What type of dog does Lois have in "Cloudland," which the narrator is watching?

5. What is Evelyne's occupation?

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