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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Stroke of Good Fortune.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “The Peeler”, what is the yellow-haired boy’s name?
(a) Old Gabriel.
(b) Enoch Emery.
(c) Hazel Motes.
(d) He isn’t given a name.

2. What does Hazel Motes purchase from the baker?
(a) Bread.
(b) A potato peeler.
(c) Dough.
(d) Potatoes.

3. Who is Madam Zoleeda?
(a) The woman who owns the local saloon.
(b) Ruby's best friend.
(c) The palmist on highway 87.
(d) Rufus’s prostitute.

4. What has been Mrs. Willerton’s job for over 50 years?
(a) To crumb the table after a meal.
(b) To hang the laundry.
(c) To do the dishes.
(d) To sweep the kitchen.

5. Where is Hazel Wickers expecting to sleep on the train?
(a) A lower berth.
(b) In a first-class seat.
(c) An upper berth.
(d) In a coach seat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to befriend Hazel Motes?

2. In “The Train”, what doesn’t the upper sleeping berth have?

3. What does the baker accuse the red-haired girl and the blind man of doing in “The Peeler”?

4. “The Barber” takes place in which town?

5. How is Rufus connected to Ruby?

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