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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. Where is the university student in La Volpaia departing by train?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Switzerland.

2. What are the people like in the upper floors of the skyscraper in The Falling Girl?
(a) Young and poor.
(b) Old and feeble.
(c) Middle aged and bored.
(d) Young and rich.

3. What does the monkey die from in On Hope?
(a) Hanging.
(b) Gunshot.
(c) Hit by a car.
(d) Choking on a jewel.

4. As Marta falls in The Falling Girl, the people get gradually more and more what as she nears the ground?
(a) Old.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Masculine.
(d) Young.

5. What becomes ruined due to the boy and his father in Blackberries?
(a) A cap.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Pants.
(d) A basket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man the central female character falls in love with after the death of her husband in Happy Endings?

2. The story of Happy Endings is structured similarly to what?

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

4. From where is the author of House Opposite?

5. Who is the author of One of These Days?

(see the answer key)

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