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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Other Woman," in front of whom does the storyteller cry?
(a) His co-workers.
(b) His mother-in-law.
(c) His fiancee and wedding guests.
(d) The other woman.

3. In "That in Aleppo Once..." the narrator immigrates to ____________.
(a) America.
(b) China.
(c) South Africa.
(d) England.

4. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," the family is waiting onshore for ____________.
(a) A policeman.
(b) The father.
(c) The mother.
(d) A priest.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Hitch-Hikers" where does Tom Harris take the men?

3. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," why is the mother nervous to see the father?

4. In "The Killers" where does the first part of the story take place?

5. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin,", how old is Richard?

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