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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 happens to Quadberry in the VIetnam war?
(a) He is injured in a tank explosion.
(b) He is injured by a bomb.
(c) He is injured flying a combat jet.
(d) He is injured in a car crash.

2. Who does Georgie pick up hitchhiking on the side of the road?
(a) A young man AWOL from the army trying to get to Canada.
(b) A young man running from the police.
(c) A young woman escaping a horrible husband.
(d) A young woman who has been shot.

3. In Rock Springs, what is the narrator's daughter's name?
(a) Susan.
(b) Lacy.
(c) Edna.
(d) Cheryl.

4. What unusual injury befalls Terrence Weber in Emergency?
(a) His wife stabs him in the heart.
(b) His wife stabs him in the eye.
(c) His wife stabs him in the leg.
(d) His wife stabs him in the stomach.

5. What does the speaker in Girl teach about spitting up in the air?
(a) Why good girls do not do it.
(b) How to do it, and how to get out of the way.
(c) How to do it, and how to catch it.
(d) Why not to do it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story Emergency, how long has the narrator been working in the emergency room when his story begins?

2. In what condition does Varig arrive at Tusend Hjem on the night of the meeting?

3. In the story Rock Springs, what animal does Edna win in a bet?

4. Who does Connie meet in the drive-in restaurant at night?

5. What does the father in the story Minor Heroism do for a living?

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