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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Lavinia: An old Story” - “Ruthy and Edie”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ellen's doctor tell her, though she swears it is untrue?
(a) He has never seen someone recover so quickly.
(b) He has never seen someone so afraid of dying.
(c) He has never seen someone with so little will to live.
(d) He has never seen someone bleed this much without dying.

2. What does the man worry about in "The Burdened Man" ?
(a) His children.
(b) Money.
(c) Death.
(d) His wife.

3. Who gives Virginia $10 after he husband left, but tells her not to contact the authorities?
(a) Mrs. Raftery.
(b) John.
(c) Her husband's mother.
(d) Her husband's brother.

4. What do some of the boys in "Ruthy and Edie" have a habit of doing to the young girls in the neighborhood?
(a) Lifting their skirts.
(b) Chasing them and trying to kiss them.
(c) Calling them names.
(d) Throwing things at them.

5. What does Mrs. Junius Finn say about Richard to Faith in "Faith in a Tree"?
(a) He acts like he is 47.
(b) He is going to be just like his father.
(c) There is nobody fresher than him.
(d) He is the most polite child she has met.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Margaret in "Distance"?

2. Why does Carter want to use Charlie's apartment in "The Little Girl"?

3. Why are Faith and her friends visiting Selena in "Friends"?

4. What does Carter do in Charlie's apartment?

5. What did the mother ask of her daughter when she came home at 3 a.m. in "Mother"?

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