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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 news about Marvin does Marvin's brother give to Amelia?
(a) Marvin is out of jail.
(b) Marvin has remarried.
(c) Marvin has a terminal illness.
(d) Marvin has died.

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 has a peg leg.
(c) He is a hunchback.
(d) He has a stripe of white hair.

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) Alliteration.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Simile.

4. What does the author call a meeting of men on Amelia's porch?
(a) Busybody brigade.
(b) An "evil festival".
(c) A lynching.
(d) A consortium.

5. In what area of the United States does this story take place?
(a) Midwest.
(b) South.
(c) Southwest.
(d) Pacific Northwest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marvin do to Lymon to get him to be quiet?

2. What is the state of the largest house in the center of town?

3. To where does Amelia retreat after her defeat?

4. Who has Marvin's brother brought with him to Amelia's cafe?

5. How does Cousin Lymon try to make Marvin laugh?

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