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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Welcoming the Board of Directors, The Boy, The Weather in San Francisco, Blue, The Grass-Eaters, Preparations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the setting of An Insolvable Problem of Genetics?
(a) Poland.
(b) Czechoslavakia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

2. Where is the university student in La Volpaia heading to by train?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

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

4. What is the name of the central male character in Happy Endings?
(a) Peter.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Paul.
(d) John.

5. With what teenage cousin does the author go for a visit in Homage to Isaac Babel?
(a) Emily.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Jessica.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Catherine hope will come to her birthday party in the end of Homage to Isaac Babel?

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

3. Who is the author of An Insolvable Problem of Genetics?

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

5. From what country is the author of Happy Endings?

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