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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 White Horse, who does the white horse belong to?
(a) He is a retired circus horse.
(b) He wandered into town without an owner.
(c) He belongs to the restaurant owner.
(d) He belongs to the bus driver.

2. Who dies on the day of the narrator's story in Murderers?
(a) Melvin Bloom.
(b) Arnold Bloom.
(c) Marsha Bernstein.
(d) Harold Cohen.

3. In the story Girl, on what day does the speaker tell the girl to wash clothes?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Saturday.

4. Where does the narrator of the story Home go on Saturdays?
(a) The public library in the next town.
(b) The movies.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) The Veterans of Foreign Wars rummage sales.

5. Where does Strayhorn find his friend John?
(a) At the Bucket of Chicken.
(b) At the cafeteria.
(c) At the Bucket of Blood.
(d) At work in the shoe store.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Rock Springs, what is the narrator's daughter's name?

2. Who is Buck in Cody's Story?

3. What is Acid Rain?

4. In Minor Heroism, what happens between father and son one New Year's Eve that shocks the father?

5. Who are Evie and Lydia?

(see the answer key)

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