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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 565-651.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Theft" the thief is stealing for ____________.
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her niece.
(c) Herself.
(d) Her husband.

2. In "The Other Woman" what important recognition has the storyteller received?
(a) He became head bishop.
(b) He caught a wanted criminal and received a reward.
(c) He was appointed to a government position and recognized for his poetry.
(d) He was voted "Man of the Year."

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

4. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what color is the guitar?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

5. In "The Rotifer" what color hair did the woman in the taxi cab have?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Blond.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Christmas Gift" who gives the boy a cigarette?

2. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," what does the family do after they are all in the new home?

3. In "The Shawl" who is the mother?

4. In "A City of Churches" what does Cecilia say she will dream about?

5. In "The Country Husband" Francis responds rudely to a neighbor. What was she trying to talk to him about?

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