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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Freddy receive in the mail from Dotty at the end of "The Contest"?
(a) Photos of Dotty and her new boyfriend.
(b) $600 and an apology letter.
(c) $100 and slides of her trip.
(d) $5000.

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

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

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

6. Which character in "A Woman, Young and Old" worked at the Paris Coffee House on Saturday?
(a) Josie.
(b) Josie's mother.
(c) Lizzy.
(d) Joanna.

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

8. 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 tried to get money from him.
(d) She would not make love to him.

9. Who tells Faith that she has "done a rotten job" (91) raising her sons in "A Subject of Childhood"?
(a) Pallid.
(b) Livid.
(c) Richard.
(d) Clifford.

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

11. Where did Aunt Rose tell Lillie she worked in "Goodbye and Good Luck"?
(a) The Russian Ballet of Manhattan.
(b) The Russian Art Theater of Second Avenue.
(c) The Yiddish School of Arts
(d) The Jewish Theater in New Jersey

12. 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 cannot read well.
(d) Richard is a genius.

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

14. Where is the narrator when she sees her ex-husband at the start of "Wants"?
(a) Her apartment stoop.
(b) The playground.
(c) The doctor's office.
(d) The library.

15. Why does Dolly sit on the stoop twice a week in "Distance"?
(a) To hang out with Ginny.
(b) To talk with her neighbors.
(c) To see John.
(d) To get fresh air.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ellen call Faith to tell her in "Living"?

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

3. Why did Virginia's husband begin sleeping on the floor?

4. Why does Peter ask Louie to watch his daughter Judy?

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

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