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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. Why Is Charles C. Charley at Cindy's house at the start of "An Irrevocable Diameter"?
(a) He is there to go out with her sister.
(b) He is installing an air conditioner.
(c) She is tutoring him in math.
(d) He and Cindy have been set up on a blind date.

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

3. What is Volodya Vlashkin's occupation in "Goodbye and Good Luck"?
(a) Restauranteur.
(b) Painter.
(c) Actor.
(d) Theater owner.

4. Where did Aunt Rose tell Lillie she worked in "Goodbye and Good Luck"?
(a) The Russian Ballet of Manhattan.
(b) The Russian Art Theater of Second Avenue.
(c) The Yiddish School of Arts
(d) The Jewish Theater in New Jersey

5. What did Michael always call Anna in "Debts"?
(a) Anna banana.
(b) My little one.
(c) Little twerp.
(d) Sunshine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Virginia she was a "wild, nice kid" in "An Interest in Life"?

2. Where does Eddie's father work?

3. According to the start of "Faith in the Afternoon," why did Faith's husband Ricardo leave her?

4. What event prompted Dolly to plunge a life "at least an eight of an inch in the fat of [her] heart" (140)?

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

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