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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 Faith vow to do after her son copies a protest sign in chalk at the playground?
(a) Have him spend more time with his father.
(b) Keep him out of the park during protests.
(c) Read to him more.
(d) Be more conscious of what is happening in the world.

2. How old is Josie in "Woman, Young and Old"?
(a) 18.
(b) 23.
(c) 8.
(d) 13.

3. What is John's relationship to Ginny?
(a) They are married.
(b) They are colleagues.
(c) They are distant cousins.
(d) They are having an affair.

4. What is happening in "A Subject of Childhood" when Faith's "heart lit up in stripes" (96)?
(a) Clifford comes back.
(b) She is cradling Anthony.
(c) Anthony draws her a picture of the two of them.
(d) Richard brings her a coffee.

5. What is the occupation of the narrator in "Debts"?
(a) Writer.
(b) Homemaker.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ricardo tell Faith in the letter he writes her in "Faith in a Tree"?

2. Who comes home proud that she saved the family $4.65 on dinner in "A Woman, Young and Old"?

3. Why does Peter ask Louie to watch his daughter Judy?

4. Why does Livid give Pallid permission to think of his sons as his in a letter?

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

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