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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 "The Killers" why do the two men want to kill Ole Anderson?
(a) Ole owes money to his bookie.
(b) The reader is not told.
(c) Ole killed their brother.
(d) Ole is a Communist.

2. In "Wild Plums" who asks the young girl to go pluming?
(a) The Slump family.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Teresa.
(d) Her father.

3. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," what does the family do after they are all in the new home?
(a) Grieves.
(b) Makes dinner.
(c) Argues.
(d) Throws a party.

4. In "The Other Woman" where does the other woman work?
(a) An office.
(b) A school.
(c) At a cigar store.
(d) At a gas station.

5. In "Wild Plums" what does the narrator's mother say wild plums taste like?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Salty.
(c) Raw beets.
(d) Bitter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Theft"?

2. In "Wild Plums" what does the Slump family throw to the narrator?

3. In "Theft" what does the main character try to give the thief?

4. In "Theft" what is stolen?

5. Who wrote "Wild Plums"?

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