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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," what does the doctor want?
(a) A mistress.
(b) A hospital wing.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) A Corvette.

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

5. In "Wild Plums" what does the Slump family throw to the narrator?
(a) Wild plums.
(b) A handful of rocks.
(c) A bible.
(d) Oranges.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "That in Aleppo Once..." what does the wife's former address turn out to be?

2. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," what does Mr. Trexler want?

3. In "The Hitch-Hikers" Sobby takes a bottle from ____________.

4. In "Theft" what reason does the thief give for stealing?

5. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," what does Mr. Trexler travel several blocks without doing?

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