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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 fisherman.
(b) A dictator.
(c) A prisoner of war.
(d) A witness.

2. What are the Maori tribesmen fishing for in At the River?
(a) Bass.
(b) Eel.
(c) Trout.
(d) Carp.

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

4. What is the name of the protagonist in The Model?
(a) Ephraim Elihu.
(b) J. Bernlef.
(c) Alexander Elihu.
(d) Ephraim Alexander.

5. Where does the daughter of the lord die in The Blue Jar?
(a) France.
(b) China.
(c) England.
(d) Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where is the author of The Blue Jar?

2. What does the daughter of the lord become obsessed with finding in The Blue Jar?

3. The story of La Volpaia comes from what country?

4. What is the man's sole profession in The Laughter?

5. Who wrote the story La Volpaia?

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