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A Death in the Family
James Agee
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1
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When the ferryman asks about Jay's father, Jay says that his father is ___.
Come on poorly
Took at the heart
Chasing the angels
Living on borrowed time
2
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What do Jay and the ferryman see waiting on the other side of the river?
A covered wagon
A circus caravan
A man on a bicycle
A trio of drunks
3
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Why does Mary have trouble feeling sorry for Jay's father?
She hardly knows him
She thinks he's faking
He looks down on her
She never liked him
4
of 5
Mary saw in Grampa Follet, "a kind of ___ which took advantage, and heaped disadvantage and burden on others."
Arrogance
Faith
Weakness
Ignorance
5
of 5
What does Mary worry may widen the gulf between herself and Jay?
Raising the children Catholic
Her family's reputation
Trying to pay the bills
His drinking problem
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