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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. The teammates in Death of the Right Fielder suspect the player either tripped or what?
(a) Was shot.
(b) Had a heart attack.
(c) Was stabbed.
(d) Choked to death.

2. Who becomes engaged to Freddie in An Insolvable Problem of Genetics?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Petr.
(c) Johann.
(d) Adolf.

3. What is the man's sole profession in The Laughter?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Crying.

4. The characters in Homage to Isaac Babel see a melodramatic movie about what?
(a) The apocolypse.
(b) World War II.
(c) Bollywood.
(d) Capital punishment.

5. Where is the author of The Falling Girl from?
(a) England.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Marta falls in The Falling Girl, the people get gradually more and more what as she nears the ground?

2. How old is Marta in The Falling Girl?

3. What color is the skyscraper in The Falling Girl?

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

5. What intellectual friend does the narrator visit in Homage to Isaac Babel?

(see the answer key)

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