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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Country Husband" who kisses Francis?
(a) Anne.
(b) The secretary.
(c) The neighbor.
(d) The maid.

2. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" what is Connie doing when Arnold shows up?
(a) Doing the dishes.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Listening to the radio.
(d) Taking a bath.

3. In "Christmas Gift" why does Sill enter the store?
(a) He sees his father through the window.
(b) He is hurt and needs help.
(c) To buy sugar.
(d) To get warm.

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

5. In "The Killers" what was Ole Anderson's former profession?
(a) He was a bookie.
(b) He was a school teacher.
(c) He was a priest.
(d) He was a boxer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Christmas Gift" who gives the boy directions?

2. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" where do Connie and her friends actually go to hang out?

3. In "The Killers" what is the name of the location that the first part of the story takes place?

4. In "Wild Plums" what is the narrator's name?

5. Who wrote "The Killers"?

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