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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 On Hope?
(a) Jorge Luis Borges.
(b) Spencer Holst.
(c) Margaret Atwood.
(d) Julio Cortazar.

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

3. 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) Fred.
(c) Michael.
(d) Paul.

4. What does the gypsy in On Hope train monkeys to do?
(a) Steal for him.
(b) Hunt for food.
(c) Dance and smoke.
(d) Play the piano.

5. From what country is the author of Happy Endings?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) United States.
(c) Canada.
(d) France.

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. In Death of the Right Fielder, how was the right fielder received by his teammates?

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

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

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