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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Day by Edward P. Jones.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the young girl carrying with her on the first day?
(a) A pencil, a pencil sharpener, and a small composition notebook.
(b) A cot, a blanket, and a notebook.
(c) A lunchbox, a jacket, and a notebook.
(d) A purse, a lunchbox, and a brush.

2. Whose music does Dzia-Dzia hear while he sits at the other end of the kitchen table from Michael?
(a) Fiddle music.
(b) Piano music.
(c) Rock music.
(d) Harp music.

3. In the story Chopin in Winter, who is the first person in Mrs. Kubiac's family to graduate from high school and attend college?
(a) Her son Matthew.
(b) Her daughter Marcy.
(c) Her son Martin.
(d) Her daughter Marion.

4. What color was the vintage Thunderbird?
(a) Gold.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

5. Who is telling the story of the first day?
(a) The narrator looking back on the first day of kindergarten.
(b) The narrator looking back on the first day of summer camp.
(c) The teacher taking in a new student to her classroom.
(d) The mother looking back on taking her child to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the husband in Cathedral find disconcerting about Robert?

2. Where do Irene and the children move when they leave Flagstaff?

3. In All the Way in Flagstaff, what does William want to do when he grows up?

4. What is Georgie's job at the hospital?

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

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