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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Christmas Gift"?
(a) Henry Miller.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Robert Penn Warren.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

2. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," why is the mother nervous to see the father?
(a) She has not told him of the death.
(b) She no longer loves him.
(c) She is always nervous.
(d) She doesn't like him.

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

4. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what color is the guitar?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Christmas Gift" who is having a baby?

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

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

4. Who wrote "The Other Woman"?

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

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