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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 did Virginia's children call Thursday "Johnday" in "An Interest in Life"?
(a) Because John came over each Thursday.
(b) Because John took Virginia on a date each Thursday.
(c) Because John called them every Thursday.
(d) Because Virginia went to John's house every Thursday.

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

3. What happens to the woman after her uterine transplant in "At That Time, or the History of a Joke"?
(a) She dies.
(b) She becomes pregnant.
(c) She develops tumors in her uterus.
(d) She receives a hefty financial settlement from the hospital.

4. What side job did Rose do in order to pay her rent?
(a) Telephone operator.
(b) Food delivery driver.
(c) Hair dresser.
(d) Making paper flowers.

5. What is the prize for "Jews in the News"?
(a) $5,000 and a trip to Israel.
(b) $300 and a lifetime magazine subscription.
(c) $1,500.
(d) $500 and an article about the winner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Faith to "cut the baby talk" (257) when she returns home in "Long Distance Runner"?

2. Who tells Virginia she was a "wild, nice kid" in "An Interest in Life"?

3. Why did Selena sleep for the first time in two years when she found out Abby died?

4. Why does Peter ask Louie to watch his daughter Judy?

5. What does the narrator's ex say was the reason their marriage ended in "Wants"?

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