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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The Immigrant Story” - “Somewhere Else”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the speaker in "Distance"?
(a) Ginny.
(b) John.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Dolly.

2. In what way does Mr. Clop want Eddie to help his son Carl in "In Time Which Made A Monkey of Us All"?
(a) He wants Eddie to help Carl clean apartments.
(b) He wants Eddie to help Carl meet girls.
(c) He wants Eddie to help Carl be more productive.
(d) He wants Eddie to help Carl improve his grades.

3. According to the start of "Faith in the Afternoon," why did Faith's husband Ricardo leave her?
(a) He found another woman.
(b) He fell in love with a man.
(c) He wanted to leave New York, but she did not.
(d) She had been cheating on him.

4. What did Browny do in his bedroom just before Josie told him she loved him?
(a) He kissed her and told her she was beautiful.
(b) He drank a beer and burped in her face.
(c) He told her he was in love with her mother.
(d) He told her he would never see her again.

5. What kind of story does the woman's father ask her to write in "Conversations with my Father"?
(a) A romance.
(b) A silly story.
(c) A simple story.
(d) A mystery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's ex say was the reason their marriage ended in "Wants"?

2. What do the man and woman in "The Burdened Man" do each week after they forgive each other?

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

4. What does Freddy tell Dotty in his postcard after she goes overseas?

5. What story does Eddie tell his friends about his father's monkey Itzik?

(see the answer key)

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