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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the narrator of "A Woman, Young and Old"?
(a) Lizzy.
(b) Browny.
(c) Joanna.
(d) Josephine.
2. According to the start of "Faith in the Afternoon," why did Faith's husband Ricardo leave her?
(a) He wanted to leave New York, but she did not.
(b) She had been cheating on him.
(c) He found another woman.
(d) He fell in love with a man.
3. What does the welfare office tell Virginia when she first calls after New Year's in "An Interest in Life"?
(a) There is no record of her husband.
(b) Her marriage was never legalized.
(c) Her husband is deceased.
(d) Her husband is not enlisted in the army.
4. Why is Peter angry at Anna at the end of "The Pale Pink Roast"?
(a) She would not make love to him.
(b) She tried to get money from him.
(c) She did not tell him she was married.
(d) She said he could not see Judy anymore.
5. What does Rose tell Lillie to tell her mother at the end of "Goodbye and Good Luck"?
(a) She never wants to speak to her again.
(b) She is getting married.
(c) She is unable to join them for dinner.
(d) She is dying.
6. Why does Josephine's grandmother say it was good that her sons had all gone away?
(a) They cost her a fortune.
(b) They went on to do great things.
(c) They were all very grouchy.
(d) They found beautiful wives.
7. Why were Josie and Browny unable to marry?
(a) She was not old enough.
(b) He was already married.
(c) Her mother would no allow it.
(d) He had syphilis.
8. What does Jerry think Kitty could do if she went into business herself in "Come on, Ye Sons of Art"?
(a) Send her kids to a good college.
(b) Move out of her neighborhood.
(c) Become rich.
(d) Travel the world.
9. In "The Loudest Voice," why is Shirley's mother hesitant to let her act in the school Christmas play?
(a) She does not want to have to go to the play.
(b) She thinks Shirley will embarrass herself.
(c) She cannot afford the costumes for the play.
(d) They are Jewish.
10. What did Browny do in his bedroom just before Josie told him she loved him?
(a) He drank a beer and burped in her face.
(b) He told her he was in love with her mother.
(c) He kissed her and told her she was beautiful.
(d) He told her he would never see her again.
11. Why did Anna not cry when Michael died?
(a) She never liked him.
(b) She killed him.
(c) She was in shock.
(d) Nobody told her he died.
12. What does Jerry say when Kitty asks what she would do without him in "Come on, Ye Sons of Art"?
(a) She would die.
(b) She would be lost.
(c) She would not be pregnant.
(d) She would probably be happy.
13. What does Faith tell her father must happen before she can visit him again at the end of "Faith in the Afternoon"?
(a) She must get a little happy.
(b) They must keep Mrs. Hegel-Stein away from her.
(c) Her husband must return.
(d) They must move to a better place.
14. 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 was going to marry Ginny.
(b) John said he was moving to California.
(c) She found out John was cheating on his wife.
(d) John said he never wanted to speak to her again.
15. Why did Virginia's husband begin sleeping on the floor?
(a) He said she was so fat there was no room for him in their bed.
(b) He said it was cooler on the floor.
(c) The kids always slept in bed with Virginia.
(d) He snored so loudly it kept her awake.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Yoyo become well known for in "Gloomy Tune"?
2. Where did Aunt Rose tell Lillie she worked in "Goodbye and Good Luck"?
3. What did Ellen call Faith to tell her in "Living"?
4. Who lives in The Children of Judea in "Faith in the Afternoon"?
5. What does Ricardo tell Faith in the letter he writes her in "Faith in a Tree"?
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