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

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

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

4. What is the name of the central female character in Happy Endings?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Mary.
(d) Christine.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What becomes ruined due to the boy and his father in Blackberries?

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

5. What is the setting of On Hope?

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