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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) Stuart Dybek.
(b) Anne Beattie.
(c) Leslie Norris.
(d) Dino Buzzati.

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

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

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

5. From what country is the author of The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket?
(a) Japan.
(b) Argentina.
(c) China.
(d) United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do they bury the player in Death of the Right Fielder?

2. What does the monkey die from in On Hope?

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

4. Who is the author of Happy Endings?

5. How does the author say the night had fallen in The Falling Girl?

(see the answer key)

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