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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. Why were Josie and Browny unable to marry?
(a) She was not old enough.
(b) He had syphilis.
(c) Her mother would no allow it.
(d) He was already married.

2. In the story written in "Conversations with my Father," what happens to the mother?
(a) She becomes a junkie.
(b) She gets divorced.
(c) She finds a high paying jobs and moves to a nice house.
(d) She dies.

3. Who is Margaret in "Distance"?
(a) Dolly's sister.
(b) John's wife.
(c) John's secretary.
(d) Ginny's best friend.

4. Which character is helping the narrator find a job in "The Floating Truth"?
(a) Richard.
(b) Edsel.
(c) Eddie.
(d) John.

5. In what ways does the older woman think the young mothers are different from young mothers in her day in "Northeast Playground"?
(a) They are much wealthier.
(b) They are more unified.
(c) They are happier.
(d) They have fewer children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Junius Finn say about Richard to Faith in "Faith in a Tree"?

2. Who is the speaker in "The Little Girl"?

3. Who is Girard in "An Interest in Life"?

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

5. What does the narrator think is the only thing she ever really wanted in "Wants"?

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