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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 565-651.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "The Shawl"?
(a) John Steinbeck.
(b) John Irving.
(c) Cynthia Ozick.
(d) Isaac Bashevis Singer.

2. In "The Country Husband" Francis had been in the __________.
(a) Air Force.
(b) Army.
(c) Marines.
(d) Navy.

3. In "The Rotifer" what state is the narrator in at the beginning of the story?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Texas.
(d) Wisconsin.

4. In "The Shawl" who kills Magda?
(a) The mayor.
(b) Her father.
(c) A Nazi soldier.
(d) Her brother.

5. Who wrote "My Dead Brother Comes to America"?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) E.B. White.
(c) Sherwood Anderson.
(d) Alexander Godin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," what does the family do after they are all in the new home?

2. In "The Killers" what was Ole Anderson's former profession?

3. In "The Rotifer" what happens to the cousin's relationship with her husband?

4. In "Christmas Gift" what is the boy's name?

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

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