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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 211-294.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," whom does Mr. Trexler visit?
(a) A podiatrist.
(b) A psychiatrist.
(c) A cardiologist.
(d) An obstetrician.

2. In "Wild Plums" what was the Slump family supposed to return on their way to the woods?
(a) The jam jars.
(b) The plow.
(c) The plums.
(d) The bicycle.

3. Who wrote "That in Aleppo Once..."?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Bob Smith.
(c) Vladimir Nabokov.
(d) Tom Harris.

4. In "The Other Woman" the storyteller receives a letter from his fiancee. What does the letter say?
(a) She knows he will cheat on her but she will forgive him.
(b) She wants to call off the marriage.
(c) She has cheated on him.
(d) It professes and explains the love she feels for him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Other Woman" where does the other woman work?

2. In "Theft" what is the main character's name?

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

4. In "Christmas Gift" who gives the boy a cigarette?

5. In "That in Aleppo Once..." how does the narrator feel at the end of the story?

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