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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. In Cody's Story, who is Cody's partner?
(a) G.R. Thompson.
(b) G.R. Tailer.
(c) G.R. Trimble
(d) G.R. Treshman.

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

3. What does the narrator of the story Home do for a living while she is living with her mother?
(a) She is a school counselor.
(b) She is a math tutor.
(c) She is a tutor for remedial reading students.
(d) She is a second grade teacher.

4. What does Bryan tell his father to do with the picture he has drawn?
(a) He tells his father to put it up on the wall.
(b) He tells his father to throw it away.
(c) He tells his father to give it back to him.
(d) He tells his father to keep it.

5. Who is Daddy Garbage?
(a) A horse.
(b) A dog.
(c) The main character of the story.
(d) An old man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Sparky Smith and the narrator attend school?

2. Where do the narrator of Rules of the Game and her family live?

3. Who does Georgie pick up hitchhiking on the side of the road?

4. What happens to Cody as he turns to go home from his nap on the rocks?

5. In The Fat Girl, what did Louise's mother start talking to her about when Louise was eight years old?

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