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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parker’s Back.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is John Wesley?
(a) Sally’s brother who no longer speaks to General Sash.
(b) A boy that Sally has arranged to wheel General Sash to the stage.
(c) A boy that Sash thinks of as his own son.
(d) Sally’s son who is graduating from college.

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

3. Who’s cabin does Mr. Shiflit walk to?
(a) Emma Macabee’s.
(b) His mother’s.
(c) Lucynell Carter’s.
(d) His sister’s.

4. What happens to the farm at the end of ”The Displaced Person”?
(a) Nothing, the farm continues as usual.
(b) Mr. Shortley is the new owner.
(c) An auctioneer auctions it off.
(d) It burns down.

5. Who is Mrs. Shortley?
(a) The displaced person.
(b) The wife of the hired hand.
(c) The farm owner.
(d) A widow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the upper sleeping berth remind Hazel Wickers of?

2. Ruby’s physical shape is compared to a ________?

3. What disappoints Old Dudley at the end of the story?

4. Who dies in the beginning of “You Can’t Be Any Poorer Than Dead”?

5. Who does Norton live with?

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