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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through At the River, The Blue Jar, Gregory, Iguana Hunting.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author of The Grass-Eaters hails from where?
(a) Canada.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) United States.
(d) India.

2. Whose son died in Welcoming the Board of Directors?
(a) The porter's.
(b) The shopkeeper's.
(c) The president's.
(d) The governor's.

3. Who is the author of The Elephant?
(a) Slawomir Mrozek.
(b) Mark Halplin.
(c) Jorge Luis Borges.
(d) Heinrich Boll.

4. Who is the author of The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket?
(a) Margaret Atwood.
(b) Joyce Carol Oates.
(c) Julio Cortazar.
(d) Yasunari Kawabata.

5. Where is the author of At the River from?
(a) United States.
(b) Australia.
(c) Canada.
(d) New Zealand

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the story Gregory?

2. What intellectual friend does the narrator visit in Homage to Isaac Babel?

3. What is Gregory skilled at in the story with his name?

4. What does Freddie explain her biological father is in An Insolvable Problem of Genetics?

5. What is the name of the dentist in One of These Days?

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