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

2. Who is the author of The Laugher?
(a) David Michael Kaplan.
(b) Heinrich Boll.
(c) Yasunari Kawabata.
(d) Josef Skvorecky.

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

4. When do they bury the player in Death of the Right Fielder?
(a) 7 p.m.
(b) Sunset.
(c) Noon.
(d) Sunrise.

5. The author of Love, Your Only Mother hails from where?
(a) Israel.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) United States.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Blackberries take place?

2. The title character of Gregory is what?

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

4. What inspires people to strip their houses of walls and roofs in Blue?

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

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