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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 does the narrator's grandmother complain of in "In This Country"?
(a) Not having enough money.
(b) Not being able to sleep.
(c) Not being able to work.
(d) Having ungrateful children.

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

3. What does the older woman in "Northeast Playground" say separated mothers on the playground when she was younger?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Politics.
(c) Marital status.
(d) Parenting styles.

4. What does Rose tell Lillie to tell her mother at the end of "Goodbye and Good Luck"?
(a) She never wants to speak to her again.
(b) She is unable to join them for dinner.
(c) She is getting married.
(d) She is dying.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Josephine put on lipstick and a bra in "A Woman, Young and Old"?

2. How old is Josie in "Woman, Young and Old"?

3. Why Is Charles C. Charley at Cindy's house at the start of "An Irrevocable Diameter"?

4. What gift does Virginia's husband give to her at the start of "An Interest in Life"?

5. What is the name of Dennis's band in "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute"?

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