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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 "Wild Plums" what does the Slump family throw to the narrator?
(a) A bible.
(b) Oranges.
(c) A handful of rocks.
(d) Wild plums.

2. In "The Killers" what does Ole Anderson do when he learns that people want to kill him?
(a) He shoots the messenger.
(b) He jumps up and packs his suitcase.
(c) He continues to lie in bed.
(d) He kills himself.

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

4. In "Christmas Gift" what is the boy's name?
(a) Larry.
(b) Sill.
(c) Tommy.
(d) George.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Other Woman," in front of whom does the storyteller cry?

2. In "Wild Plums" why does the narrator's father visit the Slump property?

3. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," how did the brother die?

4. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," why is the mother nervous to see the father?

5. In "The Killers" why do the two men want to kill Ole Anderson?

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