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

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

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

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

5. Who wrecks Amelia's cafe?
(a) A local gang.
(b) Sam and Eddie.
(c) Marvin and Lymon.
(d) A group of vandals.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Lymon seem attracted now?

2. What is the physical manifestation of Cousin Lymon's outcast status?

3. What does the man who comes to Amelia's house tell her?

4. What does Lymon give Marvin permission to do one day?

5. What business does Amelia run from her house?

(see the answer key)

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