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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) They are Jewish.
(c) She cannot afford the costumes for the play.
(d) She thinks Shirley will embarrass herself.

2. What does Virginia tell Mrs. Raftery when she asks where her husband is going in "An Interest in Life"?
(a) "I have no idea."
(b) "He is probably deserting me."
(c) "He is joining the army."
(d) "He is marrying his mistress."

3. 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) She found out he turned down a job.
(c) He told her she was overweight.
(d) He said he would never marry her.

4. What story does Eddie tell his friends about his father's monkey Itzik?
(a) His father had nursed Itzik back to health after finding him wandering the streets one day.
(b) Itzik is his brother.
(c) His father stole Itzik from a zoo.
(d) Itzik showed up on their porch one day.

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

6. Where does Eddie's father work?
(a) A doctor's office.
(b) A dress factory.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A pet shop.

7. What does Mrs. Junius Finn say about Richard to Faith in "Faith in a Tree"?
(a) He is going to be just like his father.
(b) He acts like he is 47.
(c) He is the most polite child she has met.
(d) There is nobody fresher than him.

8. Why does Dotty opt to go on the trip alone in "The Contest"?
(a) Freddy will not marry her.
(b) Freddy did not help her win.
(c) She thought Freddy should stay home and work.
(d) She did not think Freddy would have a good time.

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

10. What are the parents in the park protesting in "Faith in a Tree"?
(a) School Integration.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) School prayer.
(d) The Korean War.

11. What did Anna do every day in "Debts"?
(a) Work.
(b) Bring Michael a hot meal.
(c) Write.
(d) Clean her mother's house.

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

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

14. Who is Margaret in "Distance"?
(a) John's secretary.
(b) Ginny's best friend.
(c) Dolly's sister.
(d) John's wife.

15. 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 moving to California.
(b) John said he never wanted to speak to her again.
(c) She found out John was cheating on his wife.
(d) John said he was going to marry Ginny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Rose's motivation for getting her first apartment?

2. Who is the narrator of "A Woman, Young and Old"?

3. What event sparks Eddie's resignation from the Home for Boys' Zoo?

4. Why is Peter angry at Anna at the end of "The Pale Pink Roast"?

5. Which character came to cook Browny breakfast in the morning after he stayed at Josie's?

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