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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. Why does Josephine put on lipstick and a bra in "A Woman, Young and Old"?
(a) To impress Corporal Brownstar.
(b) To get ready to go out on her first date.
(c) She did it as a joke.
(d) To anger her mother.

2. Why is Peter angry at Anna at the end of "The Pale Pink Roast"?
(a) She would not make love to him.
(b) She tried to get money from him.
(c) She said he could not see Judy anymore.
(d) She did not tell him she was married.

3. Which character is helping the narrator find a job in "The Floating Truth"?
(a) Richard.
(b) John.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Edsel.

4. Who is Girard in "An Interest in Life"?
(a) Mrs. Raftery's son.
(b) Virginia's son.
(c) Virginia's husband.
(d) Virginia's neighbor.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Vlashkin quote after Rose told him his book was somewhat egocentric?

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

4. What did Anna do every day in "Debts"?

5. Who tells Virginia she was a "wild, nice kid" in "An Interest in Life"?

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