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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August 25, 1983, The Elephant, Homage to Isaac Babel, One of These Days.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the zoo director in The Elephant decide to get as a cheaper alternative to a live elephant?
(a) A wooden elephant.
(b) A robotic elephant.
(c) An ocelot.
(d) An inflatable elephant.

2. What does the author compare the setting sun to in The Falling Girl?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A halo.
(c) A mushroom.
(d) A potato.

3. What is the name of the central female character in Happy Endings?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Christine.
(c) Mary.
(d) Sarah.

4. How does the author say the night had fallen in The Falling Girl?
(a) Nervously.
(b) Eerily.
(c) Spookily.
(d) Craftily.

5. The author of The Elephant comes from where?
(a) Russia.
(b) Czechoslavakia.
(c) Ukraine.
(d) Poland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of The Falling Girl?

2. Who does Catherine hope will come to her birthday party in the end of Homage to Isaac Babel?

3. Where is the university student in La Volpaia heading to by train?

4. Who is the central character in La Volpaia?

5. From where is the author of House Opposite?

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