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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," the family is waiting onshore for ____________.
(a) A policeman.
(b) A priest.
(c) The father.
(d) The mother.

2. Who wrote "The Killers"?
(a) W.E.B. Du Bois.
(b) Sherlock Holmes.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

3. In "That in Aleppo Once..." what mode of transportation is taken on the way to the honeymoon?
(a) Bicycle.
(b) Plane.
(c) Train.
(d) Car.

4. In "That in Aleppo Once..." to whom are the letters written?
(a) Anna.
(b) Ruth.
(c) V.
(d) S.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "My Dead Brother Comes to America"?

2. In "The Other Woman" what important recognition has the storyteller received?

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

4. In "The Killers" what is the name of the location that the first part of the story takes place?

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

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