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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Jerry say when Kitty asks what she would do without him in "Come on, Ye Sons of Art"?
(a) She would not be pregnant.
(b) She would be lost.
(c) She would probably be happy.
(d) She would die.

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

5. What is Volodya Vlashkin's occupation in "Goodbye and Good Luck"?
(a) Actor.
(b) Painter.
(c) Restauranteur.
(d) Theater owner.

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

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

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

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

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

11. In "A Subject of Childhood," where does Faith feel like "a star" (91)?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) At the laundromat.
(c) In her apartment building.
(d) At work.

12. What does Freddy tell Dotty in his postcard after she goes overseas?
(a) They can get married as soon as she returns.
(b) She was basically a prostitute.
(c) He regrets having met her.
(d) He wished he had married her.

13. Who is the narrator of "An Irrevocable Diameter"?
(a) Cindy.
(b) Mr. Graham.
(c) Mrs. Graham.
(d) Charles C. Charley.

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

15. What gift does Virginia's husband give to her at the start of "An Interest in Life"?
(a) A set of towels.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A broom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives in The Children of Judea in "Faith in the Afternoon"?

2. What is the prize for "Jews in the News"?

3. Why does Josephine's grandmother say it was good that her sons had all gone away?

4. Who comes home proud that she saved the family $4.65 on dinner in "A Woman, Young and Old"?

5. What does Cindy's father tells Charles he can do in order for them to drop the charges?

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