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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 does the narrator, Cheryl and Edna spend the night when their car breaks down?
(a) A Ramada.
(b) A Marriott.
(c) A Day's Inn.
(d) A Super 8.

2. What did Louise sneak out of the kitchen when she was a young child?
(a) Diet cola.
(b) Her mother's diet pills.
(c) Peanut butter sandwiches.
(d) Homemade chocolate chip cookies.

3. 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.

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

5. How does the protagonist in Tall Tales from the Mekong Deltareact when Lenny shows up at her house unannounced?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She is curious.
(c) She is nervous.
(d) She is thrilled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Walter's problem?

2. As A Vintage Thunderbird opens, who are the people driving from Virginia to New York?

3. In Minor Heroism, where in the house does Bryan sit and draw his pictures?

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

5. In Minor Heroism, who is posing in the famous picture with the narrator's father?

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