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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Theft" why did the thief enter the main character's apartment?
(a) To visit.
(b) To clean.
(c) To check the radiator.
(d) To have breakfast.

2. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" where does Connie say she is going with her friends?
(a) The movies.
(b) A friend's house.
(c) The church.
(d) A restaurant.

3. In "The Country Husband" what event happens at the beginning of the story?
(a) A plane crashes.
(b) A house burns down.
(c) Two people get married.
(d) Someone dies.

4. In "Wild Plums" what was the Slump family supposed to return on their way to the woods?
(a) The plow.
(b) The plums.
(c) The jam jars.
(d) The bicycle.

5. In "The Other Woman" what is about to happen in the storyteller's life?
(a) He will soon be married.
(b) He will attend a funeral.
(c) He will become a priest.
(d) He will soon be divorced.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Hitch-Hikers"?

2. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," what mode of transportation does Mr. Trexler use?

3. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what does Sobby try to steal?

4. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," whom does Mr. Trexler visit?

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

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