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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mr. and Mrs. Martins, Di Grasso, The Street-Sweeping Show, Courtly Vision, The Model.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The title character of Gregory is what?
(a) A dictator.
(b) A witness.
(c) A prisoner of war.
(d) A fisherman.

2. Who is the author of House Opposite?
(a) R.K. Narayan
(b) Mark Helprin.
(c) Josef Skvorecky.
(d) Yasunari Kawabata.

3. From where is the author of House Opposite?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) United States.
(c) India.
(d) Germany.

4. From where is the author of The Blue Jar?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Greenland.
(c) Wales.
(d) Denmark.

5. Who wrote At the River?
(a) Kenneth Bernard.
(b) Joyce Carol Oates.
(c) Isak Dinesan.
(d) Patricia Grace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who moves across from the ascetic in House Opposite?

2. What is Di Grasso's profession in the story with the same name?

3. Where is the author of An Insolvable Problem of Genetics from?

4. What is the character name of the murdered city-dweller in Di Grasso?

5. What are the Maori tribesmen fishing for in At the River?

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