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

2. Why does Carter want to use Charlie's apartment in "The Little Girl"?
(a) To have sex with a girl.
(b) To take a nap.
(c) To hide from the cops.
(d) To use the shower.

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

4. What does Faith ask Ellen's son Billy at her funeral?
(a) If he will quit school.
(b) If he will move in with his father.
(c) If she should adopt him.
(d) If Ellen left an inheritance.

5. In "The Loudest Voice," why is Shirley's mother hesitant to let her act in the school Christmas play?
(a) She cannot afford the costumes for the play.
(b) She thinks Shirley will embarrass herself.
(c) They are Jewish.
(d) She does not want to have to go to the play.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the speaker in "Distance"?

2. What is John's relationship to Dolly?

3. Why does Anna want Peter to watch Judy in "The Pale Pink Roast"?

4. What story does Eddie tell his friends about his father's monkey Itzik?

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

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