2. What does the narrator's ex say was the reason their marriage ended in "Wants"?
(a) They never went on vacation.
(b) They never spent time with his parents.
(c) She cheated on him.
(d) They never invited the Bertrams for dinner.

3. What did Ellen call Faith to tell her in "Living"?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She slept with Faith's husband.
(c) She is moving.
(d) She is dying.

4. Which character is helping the narrator find a job in "The Floating Truth"?
(a) Richard.
(b) John.
(c) Edsel.
(d) Eddie.

5. What event caused Rose to break up with Vlashkin?
(a) She saw Vlashkin with his other mistress.
(b) She met his wife.
(c) Vlashkin hit her.
(d) She began dating her boss.

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

7. Why were Josie and Browny unable to marry?
(a) He had syphilis.
(b) She was not old enough.
(c) Her mother would no allow it.
(d) He was already married.

8. Why does Anna want Peter to watch Judy in "The Pale Pink Roast"?
(a) She says he never sees his own daughter.
(b) She has a date.
(c) She just moved and has a lot of unpacking to do.
(d) She has to work.

9. What did Michael always call Anna in "Debts"?
(a) Little twerp.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Anna banana.
(d) My little one.

10. What event prompted Dolly to plunge a life "at least an eight of an inch in the fat of [her] heart" (140)?
(a) John said he never wanted to speak to her again.
(b) John said he was moving to California.
(c) John said he was going to marry Ginny.
(d) She found out John was cheating on his wife.

11. What does Jerry think Kitty could do if she went into business herself in "Come on, Ye Sons of Art"?
(a) Become rich.
(b) Travel the world.
(c) Send her kids to a good college.
(d) Move out of her neighborhood.

12. What does the narrator think is the only thing she ever really wanted in "Wants"?
(a) Well-behaved children.
(b) To be a different person.
(c) A sailboat.
(d) A better husband.

13. Why does Virginia refuse to make love to John the first time he tries in "An Interest in Life"?
(a) She will not make love to a married man.
(b) She worries he is so devout he will regret it.
(c) She is not attracted to John.
(d) She worries her husband will come home.

14. What did Ellen's doctor tell her, though she swears it is untrue?
(a) He has never seen someone recover so quickly.
(b) He has never seen someone so afraid of dying.
(c) He has never seen someone with so little will to live.
(d) He has never seen someone bleed this much without dying.

15. Who recites Faith a poem at the end of "Faith in the Afternoon"?
(a) Ricardo.
(b) Mrs. Hegel-Stein.
(c) Faith's mother.
(d) Faith's father.