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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ballad of the Sad Cafe, pages 49 - 71.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amelia slaughter for a town barbecue?
(a) Pig.
(b) Goat.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Cow.

2. To where does Amelia retreat after her defeat?
(a) Her office.
(b) Church.
(c) Her bedroom.
(d) The beauty salon.

3. Who is Miss Amelia?
(a) A schoolteacher.
(b) A school secretary.
(c) The occupant of the largest house in town.
(d) A dance hall girl.

4. Who is entranced by Marvin?
(a) Sara.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Cousin Lymon.
(d) Amelia.

5. What does the cafe seem to provide to people?
(a) A place to play cards.
(b) A sense of worth.
(c) A place for socialization.
(d) A good meal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Amelia's demeanor toward the sick child?

2. What do Marvin and Lymon do together?

3. Who wrecks Amelia's cafe?

4. What does the author call a meeting of men on Amelia's porch?

5. What do the people in town soon come to realize about the man in #12?

(see the answer key)

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