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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Samuel” - “A Conversation with My Father” .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Livid tell Faith after Richard reads to them?
(a) He wants custody of Richard.
(b) Richard is a genius.
(c) Richard cannot read well.
(d) She should read to Richard more often.

3. In "The Burdened Man," what does the man do after spending a few days in the hospital after being shot?
(a) He shoots the man who shot him.
(b) He sues the man who shot him.
(c) He asks the woman to marry him.
(d) He moves to a new neighborhood.

4. What are Samuel and his friends doing at the start of "Samuel"?
(a) Jumping on the platform between subway cars.
(b) Begging for money on the subway.
(c) Playing poker on the platform between subway cars.
(d) Jumping subway turnstiles.

5. What does Faith tell her father must happen before she can visit him again at the end of "Faith in the Afternoon"?
(a) They must keep Mrs. Hegel-Stein away from her.
(b) Her husband must return.
(c) She must get a little happy.
(d) They must move to a better place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes home proud that she saved the family $4.65 on dinner in "A Woman, Young and Old"?

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

3. What does the woman call her husband when he pulls a gun on them in "The Burdened Man"?

4. Who tells Faith that she has "done a rotten job" (91) raising her sons in "A Subject of Childhood"?

5. What does Dennis say he does "to keep on top of the world of illusion" (209)?

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