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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 105-210.

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 no longer loves him.
(c) She is always nervous.
(d) She has not told him of the death.

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

3. In "Christmas Gift" who gives the boy directions?
(a) A priest.
(b) The storekeeper.
(c) A customer.
(d) The doctor.

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

5. In "Theft" what reason does the thief give for stealing?
(a) Her daughter wanted the necklace.
(b) Her niece is graduating, and young girls need nice things.
(c) She didn't steal anything.
(d) She needs money for medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Other Woman" what is the name of the storyteller?

2. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," the family is coming from ___________________.

3. Who wrote "Christmas Gift"?

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

5. In "Theft" the thief is stealing for ____________.

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