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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 211-294.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Wild Plums" why does the young girl jump off her father's carriage?
(a) To run away.
(b) To see if Mrs. Slump wore underwear.
(c) To get a drink of water.
(d) To play with the dog.

2. In "That in Aleppo Once..." how does the narrator feel at the end of the story?
(a) Joyful.
(b) Unhappy.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Silly.

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

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

5. In "That in Aleppo Once..." whom does the narrator find on the boat?
(a) His dog.
(b) The doctor.
(c) The grocer.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," what does Mr. Trexler deny having?

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

3. In "Christmas Gift" who gives the boy a cigarette?

4. In "Wild Plums" who asks the young girl to go pluming?

5. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," how did the brother die?

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