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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Early Essays.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Abraham believe that the command to sacrifice his son has come from God?
(a) Because he saw God when he commanded it.
(b) Because the voice he heard was deep, resonant, and well-modulated, and therefore must be God's.
(c) Because he just does.
(d) Because God sent him a letter and signed it at the bottom.

2. What weapon does the killer use to murder Kleinman?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A switchblade.
(c) A large lead pipe.
(d) He strangles Kleinman with his hands.

3. What news of Hacker does Gina reveal to Kleinman?
(a) He fell in a hole.
(b) He has left town because he is afraid of the strangler.
(c) That he has been murdered.
(d) That he is the killer.

4. What type of love is being discussed in "On Love"?
(a) Romantic love.
(b) Love of animals.
(c) Friendship love.
(d) Brotherly love.

5. What question does a dead husband ask his living wife during a seance?
(a) Where the remote control was.
(b) If she ever really loved him.
(c) Why she had not remarried.
(d) How long chicken needs to broil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is coming out of Woody's ears towards the end of "Selections from the Allen Notebooks"?

2. What does Mr. Dubbs's brother warn his still-living siblings about?

3. What does Hedvig offer to do at the end of "I Prefer to Yodel"?

4. What is the main topic in the essay "On Frugality"?

5. Who is the narrator in The Scrolls?

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