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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator of "An Interest in Life"?
(a) John.
(b) Mrs. Raftery.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Girard.

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

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

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

5. In what way does Mr. Clop want Eddie to help his son Carl in "In Time Which Made A Monkey of Us All"?
(a) He wants Eddie to help Carl be more productive.
(b) He wants Eddie to help Carl improve his grades.
(c) He wants Eddie to help Carl meet girls.
(d) He wants Eddie to help Carl clean apartments.

6. What does the narrator's ex say was the reason their marriage ended in "Wants"?
(a) They never invited the Bertrams for dinner.
(b) They never went on vacation.
(c) She cheated on him.
(d) They never spent time with his parents.

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

8. What does Mr. Graham help Charles do at the end of "An Irrevocable Diameter"?
(a) Get a home loan.
(b) Go back to school.
(c) Start a business.
(d) Buy a new car.

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

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

11. Why did Anna not cry when Michael died?
(a) She was in shock.
(b) She never liked him.
(c) Nobody told her he died.
(d) She killed him.

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

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

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

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. Who is Margaret in "Distance"?

3. Why does Virginia write down her list of troubles near the end of "An Interest in Life"?

4. What does Rose tell Lillie to tell her mother at the end of "Goodbye and Good Luck"?

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

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