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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. Why did Virginia's children call Thursday "Johnday" in "An Interest in Life"?
(a) Because John came over each Thursday.
(b) Because Virginia went to John's house every Thursday.
(c) Because John took Virginia on a date each Thursday.
(d) Because John called them every Thursday.

2. Why does Virginia write down her list of troubles near the end of "An Interest in Life"?
(a) So she can show them to John.
(b) To tell Mrs. Raftery.
(c) To try to get on the show Strike it Rich.
(d) To try to relieve her pain.

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

4. What does the welfare office tell Virginia when she first calls after New Year's in "An Interest in Life"?
(a) Her husband is deceased.
(b) There is no record of her husband.
(c) Her husband is not enlisted in the army.
(d) Her marriage was never legalized.

5. Who lives in Faith's old apartment in "Long Distance Runner"?
(a) Mrs. Luddy.
(b) Mrs. Rafterty.
(c) Ricardo.
(d) Cynthia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had happened to the young woman's daughters in "In the Garden"?

2. Who lives in The Children of Judea in "Faith in the Afternoon"?

3. What does Virginia tell Mrs. Raftery when she asks where her husband is going in "An Interest in Life"?

4. Why does Dotty opt to go on the trip alone in "The Contest"?

5. What did the narrator once bring to school in sixth grade, according to Jack in "The Immigrant Story"?

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