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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. Why Is Charles C. Charley at Cindy's house at the start of "An Irrevocable Diameter"?
(a) He is there to go out with her sister.
(b) He and Cindy have been set up on a blind date.
(c) She is tutoring him in math.
(d) He is installing an air conditioner.

2. Who is the speaker in "Distance"?
(a) Margaret.
(b) John.
(c) Dolly.
(d) Ginny.

3. What are the parents in the park protesting in "Faith in a Tree"?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) School prayer.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) School Integration.

4. What does the father tell the old woman he feels his daughter was doing, which was never his "thing" (321)?
(a) Treating him like a child.
(b) Treating him like a friend.
(c) Treating him like an authority figure.
(d) Treating him like her protector.

5. Who gives Virginia $10 after he husband left, but tells her not to contact the authorities?
(a) Her husband's brother.
(b) Mrs. Raftery.
(c) Her husband's mother.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lavinia's mother ask Robert at the start of "Lavinia: An Old Story"?

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

3. What do some of the boys in "Ruthy and Edie" have a habit of doing to the young girls in the neighborhood?

4. What does Freddy tell Dotty in his postcard after she goes overseas?

5. What are Ruthy, Edie, and their friends celebrating at the end of "Ruthy and Edie"?

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