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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. In the story Girl, on what day does the speaker tell the girl to wash clothes?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Thursday.

2. What instructions does the speaker give in The Girl about eating?
(a) Eat quickly so as to resume your duties.
(b) Eat alone so as to have some quiet time.
(c) Eat so that you get the most food.
(d) Eat so that no one around you is disgusted.

3. Why is the couple in A Romantic Weekend going away for the weekend?
(a) To ride bikes.
(b) To go to museums.
(c) To mountain climb.
(d) To pick up the man's wife's car.

4. What does the speaker in Girl teach about spitting up in the air?
(a) Why not to do it.
(b) Why good girls do not do it.
(c) How to do it, and how to catch it.
(d) How to do it, and how to get out of the way.

5. In the story A Romantic Weekend, where does the couple go for dinner on their weekend?
(a) Roy Rogers Cafeteria.
(b) Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.
(c) Delmonico's.
(d) Galatoire's.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story Home, why does the narrator come home to live with her mother?

2. Where do the couple stay for the weekend in A Romantic Weekend?

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

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

5. What does the couple decide to do after their first night together on their romantic weekend?

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