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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Christmas Gift" what does the storekeeper give the boy?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) A spitwad.
(c) Candy.
(d) Sugar.

2. In "The Killers" what does Ole Anderson do when he learns that people want to kill him?
(a) He shoots the messenger.
(b) He continues to lie in bed.
(c) He jumps up and packs his suitcase.
(d) He kills himself.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Theft" why did the thief enter the main character's apartment?

2. In "That in Aleppo Once..." the wife cries for __________.

3. Who wrote "Wild Plums"?

4. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," whom does Mr. Trexler visit?

5. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," what does Mr. Trexler want?

(see the answer key)

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