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

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

3. In "Christmas Gift" who is having a baby?
(a) The neighbor's wife.
(b) The boy's mother.
(c) The boy's sister.
(d) The family dog.

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

5. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," who is the boy's best friend?
(a) William.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) Richard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Theft" who tries to steal from the main character?

2. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," what instrument does Richard play?

3. In "Christmas Gift" the boy is looking for __________.

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

5. In "The Killers" what does Ole Anderson do when he learns that people want to kill him?

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