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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "The Second Tree From the Corner"?
(a) William Faulkner.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Eudora Welty.
(d) E.B. White.

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

3. In "The Killers" why do the two killers enter a particular public place?
(a) Ole Anderson is hiding in the bathroom.
(b) Ole Anderson owns the establishment.
(c) Ole Anderson just walked by.
(d) Ole Anderson is supposed to come there.

4. In "Wild Plums" why does the narrator's father visit the Slump property?
(a) To go pluming.
(b) To collect rent.
(c) To retrieve his plow.
(d) To arrange his daughter's marriage.

5. In "The Hitch-Hikers" Sobby takes a bottle from ____________.
(a) The restaurant.
(b) The side of the road.
(c) A dumpster.
(d) His bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Wild Plums"?

2. In "Christmas Gift" what does the storekeeper give the boy?

3. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," what has the father gotten for all the children?

4. Who wrote "The Hitch-Hikers"?

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

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