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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color was the too large cloth that covered the kitchen table that was outside of the house?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Pink.

2. What does the girl stop doing "after a time" (6) according to the final lines of the story?
(a) She stopped dating Jack.
(b) She stopped trying to find the man.
(c) She stopped listening to the records.
(d) She stops trying to figure out what happened that night.

3. What does the girl tell the boy to do if someone is home and they discuss prices?
(a) Offer $10 less than whatever they are asking.
(b) Ask if they can deliver.
(c) Offer a little more so they can ensure a sale.
(d) Offer to buy the whole lot for $100.

4. What is the first item the girl shows interest in as they pass the man's house?
(a) The bed.
(b) The kitchen set.
(c) The desk.
(d) The record player.

5. What does the boy say he will do if anyone is home?
(a) Offer to buy the whole lot.
(b) Ask where they are moving.
(c) Ask how much things are selling for.
(d) Ask if everything is okay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Why Don't You Dance?"?

2. What part of the house does the man look at set up on his front yard at the start of the story?

3. What word does the girl use to describe the records the man had given her when she tells people the story of that night?

4. What is the "something" the man sees in the faces of the boy and girl in the lamplight?

5. What does the man tell the girl it is "good" that she found when he arrives at the house?

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