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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 does Freddie explain her biological father is in An Insolvable Problem of Genetics?
(a) French.
(b) Black.
(c) Austrian.
(d) Latino.

2. Who is the author of An Insolvable Problem of Genetics?
(a) Yasunari Kawabata.
(b) Jamaica Kincaid.
(c) Mark Helprin.
(d) Josef Skvorecky.

3. Who is the author of On Hope?
(a) Spencer Holst.
(b) Margaret Atwood.
(c) Julio Cortazar.
(d) Jorge Luis Borges.

4. Who is the central character in La Volpaia?
(a) Peter.
(b) Paulo.
(c) Guiliano.
(d) Julio.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Grass-Eaters?

2. Whose son died in Welcoming the Board of Directors?

3. The teammates in Death of the Right Fielder suspect the player either tripped or what?

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

5. Who is the author of The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket?

(see the answer key)

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