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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Daddy Garbage by John Edgar Wideman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Michael working on when he sits at the kitchen table in the evenings?
(a) His math.
(b) His penmanship.
(c) His science.
(d) His art.

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

3. In Dog Heaven, who is Duke?
(a) The janitor.
(b) The mascot.
(c) The principal.
(d) The dog.

4. What do Connie and Arnold find they are both listening to on the radio at the same time?
(a) Bob Dylan.
(b) Rolling Stones.
(c) Elvis.
(d) Bobby King.

5. Where does the narrator of Lawns go to college?
(a) Amherst.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Radcliffe.
(d) Oakland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Beth tell Casey he has to go by himself the evening of the full moon?

2. In River of Names, what does the narrator's lover accuse her of?

3. What does Lenny in Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta give the protagonist before he leaves?

4. What do the two men who come to visit Gunther leave with him as they go?

5. In Cody's Story, who is Cody's partner?

(see the answer key)

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