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

2. What does Freddy receive in the mail from Dotty at the end of "The Contest"?
(a) $5000.
(b) $100 and slides of her trip.
(c) $600 and an apology letter.
(d) Photos of Dotty and her new boyfriend.

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

4. Who is the narrator of "An Interest in Life"?
(a) Mrs. Raftery.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Girard.
(d) John.

5. Who was sent to the Hospital for the Insane on Welfare Island in "Debts"?
(a) Michael.
(b) Lucia.
(c) Maria.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Virginia's children call Thursday "Johnday" in "An Interest in Life"?

2. What event at work upsets the narrator in "The Floating Truth"?

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

4. How old is Josie in "Woman, Young and Old"?

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

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