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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On Hope, Happy Endings, The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket, Girl, The Other Wife.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of The Falling Girl?
(a) Dino Buzzati.
(b) Leslie Norris.
(c) Anne Beattie.
(d) Stuart Dybek.

2. In the second scenario presented in Happy Endings, who kills him/herself?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Mary.
(d) Christine.

3. Who is the author of Happy Endings?
(a) Spencer Holst.
(b) Yasunari Kawabata.
(c) Margaret Atwood.
(d) Julio Cortazar.

4. What is the name of the man the central female character falls in love with after the death of her husband in Happy Endings?
(a) Mark.
(b) Michael.
(c) Paul.
(d) Fred.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Marta in The Falling Girl?

2. What does the author compare the setting sun to in The Falling Girl?

3. Where do they bury the player in Death of the Right Fielder?

4. The girl falling 30 meters above Marta in The Falling Girl is wearing what?

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

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