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

2. In this story, McCullers intimates that a certain level of _____________ is part of life.
(a) fear.
(b) horror.
(c) anxiety.
(d) absurdity.

3. Why does Amelia not say anything to Lymon about giving so many privileges to Marvin?
(a) She is secretly in love with Marvin.
(b) She is afraid of living alone again.
(c) She is waiting for the right time to kick them out.
(d) She doesn't want to make a scene.

4. What do the people in town think has happened to the man in #14 when he is not seen the next day?
(a) He is a very late sleeper.
(b) Amelia has murdered him.
(c) He skipped town.
(d) He went to work.

5. What do the people in town soon come to realize about the man in #12?
(a) He is "the life of the party".
(b) He is a traveling salesman.
(c) He is a convicted felon.
(d) He is an ex-priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Miss Amelia's husband?

2. Who accidentally gets the plate of poisoned food when Amelia tries to poison Marvin?

3. Amelia and Cousin Lymon are both ____________.

4. Marvin Macy is characterized as ____________.

5. What does Marvin rub on his body prior to the big fight?

(see the answer key)

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