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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Home by Jayne Anne Phillips.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the couple decide to do after their first night together on their romantic weekend?
(a) Return home.
(b) Read the Sunday paper.
(c) Take a long walk.
(d) Go to a museum.

2. In Home, what record does the narrator buy for her mother to enjoy?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) The Sound of Music.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) Phantom of the Opera.

3. In Home, why does Daniel not want the narrator to see his back?
(a) Because he is very hairy.
(b) Because of his wounds from Vietnam.
(c) Because he believes it is bad luck.
(d) Because of his deformity.

4. In the story Home, why does the narrator come home to live with her mother?
(a) Her father asked her to come take care of her mother.
(b) Her mother is dying of Parkinson's disease.
(c) Her sister called her and told her to go visit their mother.
(d) She ran out of money and was not in love with anyone.

5. What person do both the narrator and her mother of Home think about simultaneously?
(a) Simon.
(b) Jason.
(c) Richard.
(d) Robert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of the story Home do for a living while she is living with her mother?

2. Why is the couple in A Romantic Weekend going away for the weekend?

3. In the story The Girl, why does the speaker suggest growing okra far away from the house?

4. In the story Girl, why does the speaker say not to pick other people's flowers?

5. In the story Girl, on what day does the speaker tell the girl to wash clothes?

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