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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Lavinia: An old Story” - “Ruthy and Edie”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Samuel and his friends doing at the start of "Samuel"?
(a) Jumping on the platform between subway cars.
(b) Begging for money on the subway.
(c) Jumping subway turnstiles.
(d) Playing poker on the platform between subway cars.

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

3. What happened to the boys in the family described in "Gloomy Tune"?
(a) They all joined the school chorus.
(b) They all went to college to study philosophy.
(c) They all got kicked out of private school.
(d) They were all honors students.

4. Why did Rose receive a raise, according to the story "Goodbye and Good Luck"?
(a) Vlashkin convinced her boss to give her one.
(b) Her boss offered a raise after she threatened to quit.
(c) She demanded a raise.
(d) Her boss offered a raise after noting her hard work.

5. What was Lavinia born doing, according to "Lavinia: An Old Story"?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Talking.
(c) Crying.
(d) Eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Philip's ex-wife in "Dreamer in a Dead Language"?

2. What does Ruthy say she would do if she were a boy?

3. Who is the narrator of "An Interest in Life"?

4. In "The Loudest Voice," why is Shirley's mother hesitant to let her act in the school Christmas play?

5. What does one neighbor tell the stranger about the young girls in "In the Garden"?

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