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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 do both Cody and his partner drink on Sunday mornings?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Martinis.
(c) Orange juice.
(d) Beer.

2. In A Romantic Weekend, what does the woman want to talk about after dinner?
(a) Her family.
(b) Sado-masochism.
(c) Her first marriage.
(d) Her favorite books.

3. In the story Helping, what do both Elliot and Grace do for a living?
(a) They are both psychiatrists.
(b) They are both lawyers.
(c) One is a social worker, the other is a lawyer.
(d) One is an artist, the other a scientists.

4. Who gives birth at the end of Daddy Garbage?
(a) Lizabeth.
(b) Liza.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Sandra.

5. Where do Irene and the children move when they leave Flagstaff?
(a) New Orleans, Louisiana.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Nashville, Tennessee.
(d) Miami, Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story The Girl, why does the speaker suggest growing okra far away from the house?

2. Who dies on the day of the narrator's story in Murderers?

3. In The Things They Carried, what does First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carry with him in Vietnam?

4. What does the priest say to his mother when he sees her?

5. What does Lieutenant Jimmy Cross and his men do after Lavender is taken away by the chopper?

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