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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The Immigrant Story” - “Somewhere Else”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lives in The Children of Judea in "Faith in the Afternoon"?
(a) Faith's parents.
(b) Faith's husband.
(c) Faith's children.
(d) Faith.

2. What is the prize for "Jews in the News"?
(a) $1,500.
(b) $300 and a lifetime magazine subscription.
(c) $5,000 and a trip to Israel.
(d) $500 and an article about the winner.

3. What gift does Virginia's husband give to her at the start of "An Interest in Life"?
(a) A broom.
(b) A set of towels.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A necklace.

4. What does Freddy tell Dotty in his postcard after she goes overseas?
(a) They can get married as soon as she returns.
(b) He wished he had married her.
(c) He regrets having met her.
(d) She was basically a prostitute.

5. Where does Jack say he found his father sleeping once in "The Immigrant Story"?
(a) The couch.
(b) The back porch.
(c) A crib.
(d) The bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator question her husband's story about his lover, Dotty Wasserman?

2. What event prompted Dolly to plunge a life "at least an eight of an inch in the fat of [her] heart" (140)?

3. With whom does Faith leave her sons when she decides to run in the old neighborhood?

4. Why Is Charles C. Charley at Cindy's house at the start of "An Irrevocable Diameter"?

5. What does one neighbor tell the stranger about the young girls in "In the Garden"?

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