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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. What money-making opportunity does Dotty present to Freddy?
(a) She wants him to enter a trivia contest.
(b) She wants him to get into real estate.
(c) She wants to help him start his own business.
(d) She wants him to work for her father.

2. What did Ellen call Faith to tell her in "Living"?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She slept with Faith's husband.
(c) She is moving.
(d) She is dying.

3. What are the parents in the park protesting in "Faith in a Tree"?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) School prayer.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) School Integration.

4. Why does Virginia refuse to make love to John the first time he tries in "An Interest in Life"?
(a) She is not attracted to John.
(b) She will not make love to a married man.
(c) She worries her husband will come home.
(d) She worries he is so devout he will regret it.

5. What does Mrs. Junius Finn say about Richard to Faith in "Faith in a Tree"?
(a) He is the most polite child she has met.
(b) He is going to be just like his father.
(c) He acts like he is 47.
(d) There is nobody fresher than him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator of "An Irrevocable Diameter"?

2. Why did Virginia's children call Thursday "Johnday" in "An Interest in Life"?

3. Who is the narrator in "The Contest"?

4. Where do the American tourists visit in "Somewhere Else"?

5. What is John's relationship to Dolly?

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