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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Livid tell Faith after Richard reads to them?
(a) She should read to Richard more often.
(b) He wants custody of Richard.
(c) Richard is a genius.
(d) Richard cannot read well.

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

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

4. What does Faith ask Ellen's son Billy at her funeral?
(a) If Ellen left an inheritance.
(b) If she should adopt him.
(c) If he will quit school.
(d) If he will move in with his father.

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

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

7. What event sparks Eddie's resignation from the Home for Boys' Zoo?
(a) He sees a snake eat a mouse whole.
(b) He is asked to care for a rat.
(c) He witnesses another boy abuse the animals.
(d) He tests the War Attenuator out at the zoo and kills the animals.

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

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

10. Which character came to cook Browny breakfast in the morning after he stayed at Josie's?
(a) Joanna.
(b) Josie's mother.
(c) Liz.
(d) Josie's grandmother.

11. Who gives Virginia $10 after he husband left, but tells her not to contact the authorities?
(a) John.
(b) Her husband's mother.
(c) Her husband's brother.
(d) Mrs. Raftery.

12. What money-making opportunity does Dotty present to Freddy?
(a) She wants him to get into real estate.
(b) She wants to help him start his own business.
(c) She wants him to work for her father.
(d) She wants him to enter a trivia contest.

13. Why does Peter ask Louie to watch his daughter Judy?
(a) So he can see Anna's new place.
(b) Judy did not want to be with Peter.
(c) He has to work.
(d) He does not want to spend time with her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event prompted Dolly to plunge a life "at least an eight of an inch in the fat of [her] heart" (140)?

2. In "A Subject of Childhood," where does Faith feel like "a star" (91)?

3. How old is Josie in "Woman, Young and Old"?

4. Who tells Virginia she was a "wild, nice kid" in "An Interest in Life"?

5. What does Faith vow to do after her son copies a protest sign in chalk at the playground?

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