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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The River.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the short story “Enoch and the Gorilla”, what does the sign on the truck advertise?
(a) Churros.
(b) Conga, the anaconda.
(c) Conga, the gorilla.
(d) Conga, the ape.

2. Old Gabriel is _________?
(a) Crippled.
(b) Blind.
(c) Deaf.
(d) Mute.

3. How old is the boy in “The River”?
(a) An infant.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

4. How old is Lucynell’s daughter?
(a) 18.
(b) 30.
(c) 55.
(d) 45.

5. What does Enoch Emery borrow from his landlord?
(a) Her rain hat.
(b) Her umbrella.
(c) Her rain galoshes.
(d) Her rain slicker.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “The River”, why do the characters head down to the river?

2. What is chained in a Chinaberry tree outside the diner where they stop to eat in “A Good Man is Hard to Find”?

3. What does Ruller hike back to his town with?

4. How many children does the babysitter have in “The River”?

5. What war did General Sash serve in?

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