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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 295-368.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Country Husband" Francis responds rudely to a neighbor. What was she trying to talk to him about?
(a) Cake recipes.
(b) Curtains.
(c) Car troubles.
(d) Hair tonic.

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

4. Who wrote "The Hitch-Hikers"?
(a) Eudora Welty.
(b) E.B. White.
(c) Augusten Burroughs.
(d) Dorothy Parker.

5. In "That in Aleppo Once..." whom does the narrator find on the boat?
(a) His wife.
(b) His dog.
(c) The grocer.
(d) The doctor.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what does Sobby try to steal?

4. In "The Other Woman," in front of whom does the storyteller cry?

5. In "The Country Husband" what does Julia love to do?

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