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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Peter angry at Anna at the end of "The Pale Pink Roast"?
(a) She did not tell him she was married.
(b) She said he could not see Judy anymore.
(c) She would not make love to him.
(d) She tried to get money from him.

3. Who is Girard in "An Interest in Life"?
(a) Virginia's husband.
(b) Virginia's neighbor.
(c) Mrs. Raftery's son.
(d) Virginia's son.

4. What is the prize for "Jews in the News"?
(a) $5,000 and a trip to Israel.
(b) $1,500.
(c) $500 and an article about the winner.
(d) $300 and a lifetime magazine subscription.

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

6. Who is the narrator of "The Used-Boy Raisers"?
(a) Livid.
(b) Richard.
(c) Pallid.
(d) Faith.

7. Which character tested the War Attenuator out on the pet shop, killing all of the animals?
(a) Shmul.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Mr. Clop.
(d) Carl.

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

9. What did Yoyo become well known for in "Gloomy Tune"?
(a) Yoyo became well known for working hard.
(b) Yoyo became well known for winning the Nobel Prize.
(c) Yoyo became well known for being a ladies man
(d) Yoyo became well known for using a knife.

10. Who tells Virginia she was a "wild, nice kid" in "An Interest in Life"?
(a) Girard.
(b) Mrs. Raftery
(c) John.
(d) Leona.

11. 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.

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

13. Why did Virginia's husband begin sleeping on the floor?
(a) He said it was cooler on the floor.
(b) He said she was so fat there was no room for him in their bed.
(c) He snored so loudly it kept her awake.
(d) The kids always slept in bed with Virginia.

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

15. What event at work upsets the narrator in "The Floating Truth"?
(a) The narrator's boss harrasses her.
(b) The narrator is being asked to do too much work.
(c) The narrator is fired.
(d) A new, young woman is hired.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in "A Woman, Young and Old" worked at the Paris Coffee House on Saturday?

2. Who is the speaker in "Distance"?

3. What are the parents in the park protesting in "Faith in a Tree"?

4. Why does Josephine put on lipstick and a bra in "A Woman, Young and Old"?

5. Why does Virginia refuse to make love to John the first time he tries in "An Interest in Life"?

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