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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Minor Heroism by Allan Gurganus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Louise's two girl friends in high school?
(a) Jean and Melanie.
(b) Joan and Harriet.
(c) Joan and Marjorie.
(d) Jessica and Marie.

2. What does the older son in Minor Heroism do for a living?
(a) He is an attorney.
(b) He is a school teacher.
(c) He is a writer.
(d) He is a college professor.

3. What does Bryan tell his father to do with the picture he has drawn?
(a) He tells his father to put it up on the wall.
(b) He tells his father to throw it away.
(c) He tells his father to give it back to him.
(d) He tells his father to keep it.

4. In Minor Heroism, what happens between father and son one New Year's Eve that shocks the father?
(a) In frsutration the father called his son names.
(b) In anger the father hit his son.
(c) His son told him he was getting married.
(d) His son knocked him to the ground.

5. To whom was Robert married?
(a) Betty.
(b) Beulah.
(c) Bernice.
(d) Sandra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louise have hidden in the back of her closet behind her stuffed animals?

2. Who does Louise marry when she is thin?

3. In the story Rock Springs, what animal does Edna win in a bet?

4. What color was the vintage Thunderbird?

5. In Talk of Heroes, Who is Willi Varig?

(see the answer key)

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