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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 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 worries her husband will come home.
(c) She worries he is so devout he will regret it.
(d) She will not make love to a married man.

2. What does Ricardo tell Faith in the letter he writes her in "Faith in a Tree"?
(a) He is having a child.
(b) He wants her to take him back.
(c) He is not well and needs money.
(d) He wants custody of their sons.

3. What happened to the boys in the family described in "Gloomy Tune"?
(a) They were all honors students.
(b) They all joined the school chorus.
(c) They all went to college to study philosophy.
(d) They all got kicked out of private school.

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

5. Why did Virginia's husband begin sleeping on the floor?
(a) He said she was so fat there was no room for him in their bed.
(b) He said it was cooler on the floor.
(c) The kids always slept in bed with Virginia.
(d) He snored so loudly it kept her awake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Faith tell her father must happen before she can visit him again at the end of "Faith in the Afternoon"?

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

3. Why does Dolly sit on the stoop twice a week in "Distance"?

4. Which character does Jerry describe as shrewd in "Come on, Ye Sons of Art"?

5. What does Mr. Wong scold some of the American tourists for in "Somewhere Else"?

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