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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Distance” - “Faith in a Tree”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freddy receive in the mail from Dotty at the end of "The Contest"?
(a) $600 and an apology letter.
(b) $5000.
(c) Photos of Dotty and her new boyfriend.
(d) $100 and slides of her trip.

2. What does Mrs. Junius Finn say about Richard to Faith in "Faith in a Tree"?
(a) He is the most polite child she has met.
(b) He acts like he is 47.
(c) There is nobody fresher than him.
(d) He is going to be just like his father.

3. What happened to the boys in the family described in "Gloomy Tune"?
(a) They were all honors students.
(b) They all joined the school chorus.
(c) They all went to college to study philosophy.
(d) They all got kicked out of private school.

4. What was Rose's motivation for getting her first apartment?
(a) She was embarrassed of her family.
(b) Her mother was abusive.
(c) Her parents kicked her out of the house.
(d) She wanted to spend more time with Vlashkin.

5. What does the narrator think is the only thing she ever really wanted in "Wants"?
(a) A better husband.
(b) A sailboat.
(c) To be a different person.
(d) Well-behaved children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Faith vow to do after her son copies a protest sign in chalk at the playground?

2. Why did Dotty get angry and leave Freddy's after spending a couple days at his place in "The Contest"?

3. Why does Dolly sit on the stoop twice a week in "Distance"?

4. Why did Anna not cry when Michael died?

5. What reason did Josephine's mother give for her father's departure?

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