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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “A Man Told Me the Story of His Life” - “Listening” .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Lavinia's mother ask Robert at the start of "Lavinia: An Old Story"?
(a) How many children he wants.
(b) If he has ever cheated on someone.
(c) How much money he makes.
(d) What type of worker he is.

4. Who is the speaker in "The Little Girl"?
(a) Jack.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Carter.
(d) Dennis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ellen call Faith to tell her in "Living"?

2. What does Mrs. Junius Finn say about Richard to Faith in "Faith in a Tree"?

3. What does Jerry think Kitty could do if she went into business herself in "Come on, Ye Sons of Art"?

4. How does Charlie think Juniper died in "The Little Girl"?

5. Who tells Faith that she has "done a rotten job" (91) raising her sons in "A Subject of Childhood"?

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