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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 the narrator's ex say was the reason their marriage ended in "Wants"?
(a) They never went on vacation.
(b) She cheated on him.
(c) They never invited the Bertrams for dinner.
(d) They never spent time with his parents.

2. What is the prize for "Jews in the News"?
(a) $500 and an article about the winner.
(b) $5,000 and a trip to Israel.
(c) $1,500.
(d) $300 and a lifetime magazine subscription.

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

4. Why did Anna not cry when Michael died?
(a) She was in shock.
(b) She killed him.
(c) She never liked him.
(d) Nobody told her he died.

5. Who tells Faith that she has "done a rotten job" (91) raising her sons in "A Subject of Childhood"?
(a) Pallid.
(b) Clifford.
(c) Livid.
(d) Richard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Faith try to urge Tonto to play outside with Richard and Lester in "A Subject of Childhood"?

2. In "The Loudest Voice," why is Shirley's mother hesitant to let her act in the school Christmas play?

3. What does Freddy receive in the mail from Dotty at the end of "The Contest"?

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

5. What is the occupation of the narrator in "Debts"?

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