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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Two Short Sad Stories from a Long and Happy Life” - “Debts”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Graham help Charles do at the end of "An Irrevocable Diameter"?
(a) Go back to school.
(b) Get a home loan.
(c) Start a business.
(d) Buy a new car.

2. Who is the narrator of "The Used-Boy Raisers"?
(a) Livid.
(b) Faith.
(c) Pallid.
(d) Richard.

3. What does Rose tell Lillie to tell her mother at the end of "Goodbye and Good Luck"?
(a) She is unable to join them for dinner.
(b) She never wants to speak to her again.
(c) She is dying.
(d) She is getting married.

4. What event sparks Eddie's resignation from the Home for Boys' Zoo?
(a) He is asked to care for a rat.
(b) He witnesses another boy abuse the animals.
(c) He tests the War Attenuator out at the zoo and kills the animals.
(d) He sees a snake eat a mouse whole.

5. 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 marriage was never legalized.
(c) There is no record of her husband.
(d) Her husband is deceased.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character came to cook Browny breakfast in the morning after he stayed at Josie's?

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

3. What gift does Virginia's husband give to her at the start of "An Interest in Life"?

4. Where is the narrator when she sees her ex-husband at the start of "Wants"?

5. Why does Peter ask Louie to watch his daughter Judy?

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