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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. What event prompted Dolly to plunge a life "at least an eight of an inch in the fat of [her] heart" (140)?
(a) John said he was going to marry Ginny.
(b) John said he was moving to California.
(c) She found out John was cheating on his wife.
(d) John said he never wanted to speak to her again.

2. What does Dennis want Alexandra to do when she tells him she is pregnant?
(a) Pretend the child is someone else's.
(b) Have an abortion.
(c) Marry him.
(d) Move to the commune with him.

3. With whom does Faith leave her sons when she decides to run in the old neighborhood?
(a) Mrs. Raferty.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Mrs. Luddy.
(d) Ricardo.

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

5. Who is the narrator of "A Woman, Young and Old"?
(a) Joanna.
(b) Browny.
(c) Lizzy.
(d) Josephine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Faith tell her father must happen before she can visit him again at the end of "Faith in the Afternoon"?

2. What does Jerry say when Kitty asks what she would do without him in "Come on, Ye Sons of Art"?

3. What side job did Rose do in order to pay her rent?

4. Who lives in Faith's old apartment in "Long Distance Runner"?

5. What does Faith learn about her parents while talking with her father in "Dreamer in a Dead Language"?

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