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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. Where are the narrator and his passengers going in the story Rock Springs?
(a) To Louisiana.
(b) To Florida.
(c) To Oregon.
(d) To Connecticut.

2. In The First Day, what does the mother say when she finds her daughter cannot attend Seaton?
(a) "One person can't ruin the plan."
(b) "One answer ain't the end."
(c) "One choice jsut brings another."
(d) "One monkey don't stop no show."

3. In Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta, where is the protagonist going when she first meets Lenny?
(a) To the grocery.
(b) To her AA meeting.
(c) To the movies.
(d) To work.

4. What does the husband in Cathedral find disconcerting about Robert?
(a) Robert is a paraplegic.
(b) Robert is blind.
(c) Robert is over seven feet tall.
(d) Robert is only twenty years old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dzia-Dzia?

2. What is Michael working on when he sits at the kitchen table in the evenings?

3. How does the protagonist in Tall Tales from the Mekong Deltareact when Lenny shows up at her house unannounced?

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

5. In the story Wickedness, where does Ainslie Classen find shelter in the blizzard?

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