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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A City of Churches" what religion does the whole town practice?
(a) Taoism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Atheism.
(d) Christianity.

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

3. In "That in Aleppo Once..." what does the wife's former address turn out to be?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) A vacant lot.
(c) A prison.
(d) A boat slip.

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

5. In "That in Aleppo Once..." the wife cries for __________.
(a) A cat.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her family.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what color is the guitar?

2. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," what has the father gotten for all the children?

3. In "The Key" Bessie thinks _______________ live in her neighborhood.

4. In "Wild Plums" what was the Slump family supposed to return on their way to the woods?

5. In "The Shawl" who is the baby?

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