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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 does the grandmother worry about Sonia?
(a) Her husband left her.
(b) She has no money.
(c) She has no life.
(d) She has too many children.

2. What had happened to the young woman's daughters in "In the Garden"?
(a) They had been kidnapped.
(b) They were put into foster care.
(c) They ran away.
(d) They died.

3. Why does Josephine put on lipstick and a bra in "A Woman, Young and Old"?
(a) To get ready to go out on her first date.
(b) She did it as a joke.
(c) To anger her mother.
(d) To impress Corporal Brownstar.

4. Where did Aunt Rose tell Lillie she worked in "Goodbye and Good Luck"?
(a) The Russian Art Theater of Second Avenue.
(b) The Jewish Theater in New Jersey
(c) The Russian Ballet of Manhattan.
(d) The Yiddish School of Arts

5. What does Faith's father begin doing while in the Children of Judea home in "Dreamer in a Dead Language"?
(a) Singing.
(b) Writing poetry.
(c) Painting.
(d) Knitting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the American tourists visit in "Somewhere Else"?

2. What did the narrator's aunt say her grandmother had to do to her 17-year-old son?

3. What does the woman call her husband when he pulls a gun on them in "The Burdened Man"?

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

5. What does Virginia tell Mrs. Raftery when she asks where her husband is going in "An Interest in Life"?

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