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

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

3. Why were Josie and Browny unable to marry?
(a) She was not old enough.
(b) He was already married.
(c) Her mother would no allow it.
(d) He had syphilis.

4. What money-making opportunity does Dotty present to Freddy?
(a) She wants him to get into real estate.
(b) She wants him to work for her father.
(c) She wants to help him start his own business.
(d) She wants him to enter a trivia contest.

5. What does Mr. Graham help Charles do at the end of "An Irrevocable Diameter"?
(a) Start a business.
(b) Get a home loan.
(c) Buy a new car.
(d) Go back to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Volodya Vlashkin's occupation in "Goodbye and Good Luck"?

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

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

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

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

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