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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. Why does Peter ask Louie to watch his daughter Judy?
(a) Judy did not want to be with Peter.
(b) He has to work.
(c) He does not want to spend time with her.
(d) So he can see Anna's new place.

2. Why did Vlashkin call Rose a week before she told Lillie her story?
(a) To beg her forgiveness.
(b) To tell her he was getting divorced.
(c) To ask her to be in one of his plays.
(d) To tell her he was dying.

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

4. Why is Peter angry at Anna at the end of "The Pale Pink Roast"?
(a) She said he could not see Judy anymore.
(b) She tried to get money from him.
(c) She did not tell him she was married.
(d) She would not make love to him.

5. What did Anna do every day in "Debts"?
(a) Work.
(b) Clean her mother's house.
(c) Bring Michael a hot meal.
(d) Write.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator think is the only thing she ever really wanted in "Wants"?

2. What event sparks Eddie's resignation from the Home for Boys' Zoo?

3. What does Cindy's father tells Charles he can do in order for them to drop the charges?

4. What does Rose tell Lillie to tell her mother at the end of "Goodbye and Good Luck"?

5. At the end of "Wants," what is a sign to the narrator that change is possible?

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