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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 is the weather as the story opens?
(a) Frigid.
(b) Temperate.
(c) Very hot.
(d) Cool.

2. What is notable about a man who approaches Amelia's house one day?
(a) His left arm is shorter than the right.
(b) He is a hunchback.
(c) He has a stripe of white hair.
(d) He has a peg leg.

3. How does Amelia behave toward Lymon by this point in time?
(a) She dotes on him.
(b) She cannot stand him.
(c) She ignores him.
(d) She tolerates him.

4. How does Amelia spend the rest of her life?
(a) As a brothel madam.
(b) As an event planner.
(c) As a hermit.
(d) As a philanthropist.

5. The boxing match between Amelia and Marvin transitions into __________________.
(a) a murder.
(b) a brawl.
(c) a free-for-all.
(d) a wrestling match.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has Lymon convinced Amelia to buy for the cafe?

3. What eventually happens to the town?

4. What literary technique does McCullers use when mentioning Amelia's very brief marriage to Marvin Macy?

5. What do the people in town think has happened to the man in #14 when he is not seen the next day?

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