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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," whom does Mr. Trexler visit?
(a) A podiatrist.
(b) A psychiatrist.
(c) A cardiologist.
(d) An obstetrician.

3. In "The Killers" where does the first part of the story take place?
(a) A gas station.
(b) A lunch counter.
(c) A church.
(d) A school.

4. In "Wild Plums" what is the narrator's name?
(a) Anna Marie.
(b) The reader is not told.
(c) Mary.
(d) Stephanie.

5. In "The Killers" what is the name of the location that the first part of the story takes place?
(a) St. Mary's.
(b) Pershing Middle School.
(c) Henry's.
(d) RaceTrak.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Wild Plums" what does the narrator's mother say wild plums taste like?

2. Who wrote "The Hitch-Hikers"?

3. In "Christmas Gift" what does the storekeeper give the boy?

4. In "That in Aleppo Once..." whom does the narrator find on the boat?

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

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