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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. In what way does Mr. Clop want Eddie to help his son Carl in "In Time Which Made A Monkey of Us All"?
(a) He wants Eddie to help Carl clean apartments.
(b) He wants Eddie to help Carl be more productive.
(c) He wants Eddie to help Carl meet girls.
(d) He wants Eddie to help Carl improve his grades.

2. Who tells Virginia she was a "wild, nice kid" in "An Interest in Life"?
(a) John.
(b) Mrs. Raftery
(c) Leona.
(d) Girard.

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

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

5. Why does Josephine's grandmother say it was good that her sons had all gone away?
(a) They went on to do great things.
(b) They were all very grouchy.
(c) They cost her a fortune.
(d) They found beautiful wives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What money-making opportunity does Dotty present to Freddy?

2. Who tells Faith that she has "done a rotten job" (91) raising her sons in "A Subject of Childhood"?

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

4. Who is the narrator in "The Contest"?

5. Who is the narrator of "An Interest in Life"?

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