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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is wrong with Lucynell’s daughter?
(a) She is blind.
(b) She is mentally retarded and cannot speak.
(c) She is deaf.
(d) She cannot walk.

2. How old is Sally Poker Sash?
(a) 87.
(b) 31.
(c) 54.
(d) 62.

3. What happens to General Sash during the ceremony?
(a) He dies.
(b) He walks onstage.
(c) He refuses to go.
(d) He cries.

4. Where does Emery go for something to eat in “Enoch and the Gorilla”?
(a) To the grocer.
(b) The churro cart.
(c) To his apartment.
(d) The Paris Diner.

5. What disappoints Old Dudley at the end of the story?
(a) His friends never visit him anymore.
(b) He dislikes his bedroom.
(c) He burned the roast he was cooking.
(d) The geranium is not in the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mother in “The River” doing in the beginning of the story?

2. Who dose Hazel accompany to the dining car?

3. What does the boy in “The River” say his name is (though it isn’t)?

4. Whom does Ruller give a dime to?

5. What does Enoch Emery borrow from his landlord?

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