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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. How old is the priest in Departures when he goes by train to his family's home after six years away?
(a) Twenty five.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty one.
(d) Fifty five.

2. In Home, why does Daniel not want the narrator to see his back?
(a) Because of his deformity.
(b) Because he is very hairy.
(c) Because he believes it is bad luck.
(d) Because of his wounds from Vietnam.

3. In the story Helping, who is Vopotik?
(a) Grace's supervisor.
(b) Elliot's uncle.
(c) A three year old victim of suspected child abuse.
(d) The next door neighbor.

4. Who does the narrator of Lawns fall in love with the second time she sees him?
(a) Glenn.
(b) Danny.
(c) Thom.
(d) Lauren.

5. In Cathedral, who is Robert?
(a) The wife's blind friend.
(b) The wife's uncle.
(c) The wife's brother.
(d) The wife's grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Louise marry when she is thin?

2. Where does Margaret explain her grandmother's wedding dress is?

3. Five years after her husband dies, with what is the priest's mother suffering?

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

5. In the story Girl, on what day does the speaker tell the girl to wash clothes?

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