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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 369-492.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Theft"?
(a) Katherine Anne Porter.
(b) Dorothy Parker.
(c) Fannie Flagg.
(d) Sam Collins.

2. In "Wild Plums" what is the narrator's name?
(a) Mary.
(b) The reader is not told.
(c) Anna Marie.
(d) Stephanie.

3. In "Wild Plums" what does the narrator's mother say wild plums taste like?
(a) Raw beets.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Salty.

4. Who wrote "That in Aleppo Once..."?
(a) Bob Smith.
(b) Vladimir Nabokov.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Tom Harris.

5. In "The Country Husband" Clayton Thomas is engaged to _______________.
(a) Madeleine.
(b) Anne.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Julia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," what does Richard do to hide the sister's mistakes during a recital?

2. In "Theft" what is stolen?

3. In "The Hitch-Hikers" where does Tom Harris take the men?

4. In "Wild Plums" what does the Slump family throw to the narrator?

5. In "Theft" the thief is stealing for ____________.

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