16 Questions
What caused Bill and Mary to stop speaking to each other?
Mary's marriage to another man
How did Bill react when Mary lifted her face as though wanting a kiss?
He held out his hand
Where does Mary work now?
In the bursar’s office at Columbia
What is Bill's profession now?
Lawyer
What does the encounter between Bill and Mary reveal about their past relationship?
They have both moved on and are content in their current lives
What did the protagonist forget to do before leaving?
All of the above
What was the protagonist's emotional state as she entered the bus?
Nervous
What was the significance of the lights coming on up the whole length of Fifth Avenue?
It represented a moment of missed opportunity
What did the leaves falling slowly from the trees in the Square symbolize?
The passage of time
What did Bill suggest to the protagonist before she left?
That they should have dinner with his family
Bill was still ______ at all
young
The leaves fell slowly from the trees in the ______
Square
The lights came on up the whole length of Fifth Avenue, chains of misty brilliance in the ______ air
blue
She felt a little ______
sick
The bus started. People came between them ______, people crossing the street, people they didn't know
outside
She lost sight of Bill. Then she remembered she had forgotten to give him her address—or to ask him for ______ -- or tell him that her youngest boy was named Bill, too
his
Test your knowledge of the short story 'Early Autumn' by Langston Hughes. Explore the themes, characters, and events depicted in this classic literary work.
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