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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. In Death of the Right Fielder, how was the right fielder received by his teammates?
(a) He was disliked.
(b) He was a great player but disliked.
(c) He was the favorite team member.
(d) He was beloved.

2. Who is the author of One of These Days?
(a) Jorge Luis Borges.
(b) Joyce Carol Oates.
(c) Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
(d) Krishnan Varma.

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

4. What is the older Borges doing in the hotel room in August 25, 1983?
(a) Committing suicide.
(b) Spying on his wife.
(c) Writing a novel.
(d) Killing his wife.

5. What kind of meat does the old woman order in Weather in San Francisco?
(a) Bratwurst.
(b) Liver.
(c) Haggis.
(d) Steak.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Girl?

2. From what country is the author of The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket?

3. As Marta falls in The Falling Girl, the people get gradually more and more what as she nears the ground?

4. What does the zoo director in The Elephant decide to get as a cheaper alternative to a live elephant?

5. In the second scenario presented in Happy Endings, who kills him/herself?

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