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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. Why does Dolly sit on the stoop twice a week in "Distance"?
(a) To see John.
(b) To get fresh air.
(c) To talk with her neighbors.
(d) To hang out with Ginny.

2. What reason did Josephine's mother give for her father's departure?
(a) Her mother and father fell out of love.
(b) He left for another woman.
(c) He died.
(d) He left because of the children.

3. What did Anna do every day in "Debts"?
(a) Bring Michael a hot meal.
(b) Work.
(c) Clean her mother's house.
(d) Write.

4. Where do Dennis and Alexandra meet in "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute"?
(a) A night club.
(b) A cab.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The nursing home.

5. In "A Subject of Childhood," where does Faith feel like "a star" (91)?
(a) At the laundromat.
(b) In her apartment building.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) At work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cindy's father tells Charles he can do in order for them to drop the charges?

2. Who is the narrator of "An Interest in Life"?

3. In "The Burdened Man," what does the man do after spending a few days in the hospital after being shot?

4. What side job did Rose do in order to pay her rent?

5. In what way does Mr. Clop want Eddie to help his son Carl in "In Time Which Made A Monkey of Us All"?

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