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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Vlashkin quote after Rose told him his book was somewhat egocentric?
(a) Shakespear.
(b) Himself.
(c) Chekov.
(d) Homer.

2. What does Mr. Graham help Charles do at the end of "An Irrevocable Diameter"?
(a) Buy a new car.
(b) Get a home loan.
(c) Go back to school.
(d) Start a business.

3. Which character does Jerry describe as shrewd in "Come on, Ye Sons of Art"?
(a) Anna Marie.
(b) Zandaski.
(c) Liliah.
(d) Kitty.

4. Why did Vlashkin call Rose a week before she told Lillie her story?
(a) To ask her to be in one of his plays.
(b) To tell her he was dying.
(c) To tell her he was getting divorced.
(d) To beg her forgiveness.

5. Who is the narrator in "The Contest"?
(a) Leona.
(b) Dotty.
(c) Jack.
(d) Freddy.

6. Why does Faith try to urge Tonto to play outside with Richard and Lester in "A Subject of Childhood"?
(a) She is afraid Richard and Lester will play in the house if Tonto does not go outside.
(b) She wants a few minutes to herself.
(c) Tonto does not socialize much and she thinks it would be good for him.
(d) Lester is Tonto's best friend.

7. Who comes home proud that she saved the family $4.65 on dinner in "A Woman, Young and Old"?
(a) Josephine's grandmother.
(b) Lizzy.
(c) Joanna.
(d) Josephine's mother.

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 just moved and has a lot of unpacking to do.
(c) She has a date.
(d) She has to work.

9. What happened to the boys in the family described in "Gloomy Tune"?
(a) They all got kicked out of private school.
(b) They all went to college to study philosophy.
(c) They all joined the school chorus.
(d) They were all honors students.

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

11. How old is Josie in "Woman, Young and Old"?
(a) 13.
(b) 18.
(c) 8.
(d) 23.

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

13. What is John's relationship to Dolly?
(a) He is her distant cousin.
(b) He is her boss.
(c) He is her son.
(d) He is her neighbor.

14. What is the occupation of the narrator in "Debts"?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Homemaker.
(c) Writer.
(d) Nurse.

15. Why did Dotty get angry and leave Freddy's after spending a couple days at his place in "The Contest"?
(a) She found out he had other girlfriends.
(b) He told her she was overweight.
(c) She found out he turned down a job.
(d) He said he would never marry her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event at work upsets the narrator in "The Floating Truth"?

2. Why does Livid give Pallid permission to think of his sons as his in a letter?

3. What did Michael always call Anna in "Debts"?

4. What side job did Rose do in order to pay her rent?

5. What does Faith tell her father must happen before she can visit him again at the end of "Faith in the Afternoon"?

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