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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 does Faith's husband tell her she reminds him of at the end of "Love"?
(a) Dotty Wasserman.
(b) Louise.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Ginny.

2. What does Faith tell her father must happen before she can visit him again at the end of "Faith in the Afternoon"?
(a) Her husband must return.
(b) They must keep Mrs. Hegel-Stein away from her.
(c) They must move to a better place.
(d) She must get a little happy.

3. What does one neighbor tell the stranger about the young girls in "In the Garden"?
(a) Their father was involved in the kidnapping.
(b) They are better off without their mother.
(c) The girls are a figment of the woman's imagination.
(d) She thinks he kidnapped the girls.

4. Who is the narrator in "The Contest"?
(a) Leona.
(b) Jack.
(c) Freddy.
(d) Dotty.

5. What had happened to the young woman's daughters in "In the Garden"?
(a) They had been kidnapped.
(b) They were put into foster care.
(c) They died.
(d) They ran away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Josephine's grandmother say it was good that her sons had all gone away?

2. Why does Virginia write down her list of troubles near the end of "An Interest in Life"?

3. What is Volodya Vlashkin's occupation in "Goodbye and Good Luck"?

4. What does the older woman in "Northeast Playground" say separated mothers on the playground when she was younger?

5. What does the older woman suggest the unwed mothers at the playground do in "Northeast Playground"?

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