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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tancredi, Las Papas, The Black Dog, Snow, The Explosion in the Parlor.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who wrote The Street Sweeping Show?
(a) Feng Jicai.
(b) J. Bernlef.
(c) Yuan Ch'iung-Ch'iung.
(d) Ron Carlson.

3. Who is the author of Don't You Blame Anyone?
(a) Julio Cortazar.
(b) Spencer Holst.
(c) Jorge Luis Borges.
(d) Margaret Atwood.

4. The teammates in Death of the Right Fielder suspect the player either tripped or what?
(a) Choked to death.
(b) Was stabbed.
(c) Had a heart attack.
(d) Was shot.

5. The author of Homage to Isaac Babel is listed as being from England and where?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Facing the Light?

2. Who is the author of The Boy?

3. Who runs the opera troupe in Di Grasso?

4. The author of The Grass-Eaters hails from where?

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

(see the answer key)

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