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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. Where do Dennis and Alexandra meet in "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute"?
(a) A night club.
(b) The nursing home.
(c) The hospital.
(d) A cab.

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

3. In "Anxiety," why does the narrator yell at a young father as he walks his child home from school?
(a) He did not carry the girl's backpack for her.
(b) He was not paying enough attention to the child.
(c) He did not hold the child's hand crossing the street.
(d) He slammed the child down in anger.

4. What does Lavinia's mother ask Robert at the start of "Lavinia: An Old Story"?
(a) If he has ever cheated on someone.
(b) How many children he wants.
(c) How much money he makes.
(d) What type of worker he is.

5. What reminds the narrator of her mother standing in the doorway at the start of "Mother"?
(a) A woman who looks like her.
(b) A song.
(c) The sight of her old house.
(d) A smell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in "A Woman, Young and Old" worked at the Paris Coffee House on Saturday?

2. What was Rose's motivation for getting her first apartment?

3. Why did Vlashkin call Rose a week before she told Lillie her story?

4. What did Ellen call Faith to tell her in "Living"?

5. Why does the grandmother worry about Sonia?

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