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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Domestic Dilemma.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lymon give Marvin permission to do one day?
(a) Re-marry Amelia.
(b) Run the cafe.
(c) Drive his car.
(d) Move into the house.

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

3. What literary technique does McCullers use when she addresses the ruined marriage between Amelia and Marvin and the future failed relationship between Amelia and Lymon.
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Simile.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Metaphor.

4. What literary technique does McCullers use when mentioning Amelia's very brief marriage to Marvin Macy?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

5. Why can Lymon get away with so many things with Amelia?
(a) He has blackmailed Amelia.
(b) He is a sociopath.
(c) He is a pathological liar.
(d) He does not love Amelia like she loves him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Martin do when Emily sobs at the table?

2. What does Mr. Brook find unusual about Madame Zilensky's home a few weeks after her arrival?

3. By what name was Ferris' father known?

4. In what area of the United States does this story take place?

5. Why does Lymon say he is mesmerized by Marvin?

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