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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The Contest” - “An Irrevocable Diameter” .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Freddy tell Dotty in his postcard after she goes overseas?
(a) They can get married as soon as she returns.
(b) He wished he had married her.
(c) She was basically a prostitute.
(d) He regrets having met her.

3. Why did Dotty get angry and leave Freddy's after spending a couple days at his place in "The Contest"?
(a) He said he would never marry her.
(b) He told her she was overweight.
(c) She found out he turned down a job.
(d) She found out he had other girlfriends.

4. Which character came to cook Browny breakfast in the morning after he stayed at Josie's?
(a) Joanna.
(b) Josie's mother.
(c) Liz.
(d) Josie's grandmother.

5. What did Browny do in his bedroom just before Josie told him she loved him?
(a) He drank a beer and burped in her face.
(b) He kissed her and told her she was beautiful.
(c) He told her he was in love with her mother.
(d) He told her he would never see her again.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is the narrator of "A Woman, Young and Old"?

4. Why Is Charles C. Charley at Cindy's house at the start of "An Irrevocable Diameter"?

5. Why does Dotty opt to go on the trip alone in "The Contest"?

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