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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 652-768.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," how did the brother die?
(a) He choked on a peanut.
(b) In a car accident.
(c) He committed suicide.
(d) In the war.

2. In "The Rotifer" where had the narrator seen her cousin's fiance before she officially met him?
(a) Church.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) A party.
(d) A taxi cab.

3. In "The Shawl" who is the mother?
(a) Stella.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Magda.
(d) Rosa.

4. In "The Key" what does Bessie have a hard time doing?
(a) Smiling.
(b) Sneezing.
(c) Counting.
(d) Listening.

5. In "The Shawl" who is the older sister?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Stella.
(c) Magda.
(d) Rosa.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "That in Aleppo Once..." how does the narrator feel at the end of the story?

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

3. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," how does the family lose contact with Richard?

4. In "That in Aleppo Once..." what mode of transportation is taken on the way to the honeymoon?

5. Who wrote "The Key"?

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