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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 Killers" who goes to warn Ole that people want to kill him?
(a) Sam Smadgen.
(b) Nick Adams.
(c) George Proxy.
(d) Bill Withers.

2. Who wrote "My Dead Brother Comes to America"?
(a) E.B. White.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Sherwood Anderson.
(d) Alexander Godin.

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

4. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what does Sobby try to steal?
(a) Money.
(b) The guitar.
(c) Food.
(d) The car.

5. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," what does Mr. Trexler want?
(a) A drink.
(b) A car.
(c) Unobtainable and unexplainable things.
(d) A hospital wing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Christmas Gift" why does Sill enter the store?

2. In "The Hitch-Hikers" who kills Sanford?

3. Who wrote "Theft"?

4. In "Wild Plums" what is the narrator's name?

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

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