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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ruthy like doing with the neighborhood boys?
(a) Playing war and running races.
(b) Studying.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Kissing them.

2. What had happened to the young woman's daughters in "In the Garden"?
(a) They were put into foster care.
(b) They ran away.
(c) They died.
(d) They had been kidnapped.

3. What is the name of Dennis's band in "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute"?
(a) The Vagabonds.
(b) The Hippies.
(c) The Lepers.
(d) The Daddies.

4. Who is Emmanuel in "Zagrowsky Tells"?
(a) Cissy's cousin.
(b) Faith's son.
(c) Mr. Zagrowsky's grandson.
(d) Faith's boyfriend.

5. What was Lavinia born doing, according to "Lavinia: An Old Story"?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Crying.
(c) Talking.
(d) Eating.

6. Why does the narrator question her husband's story about his lover, Dotty Wasserman?
(a) Dotty has been married for years.
(b) Dotty died when she was young.
(c) Dotty is a made up character from a book.
(d) She did not realize he and Dotty had ever met.

7. Where do the American tourists visit in "Somewhere Else"?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) China.
(d) Poland.

8. What is Lavinia busy with when her mother visits at the end of "Lavinia: An Old Story"?
(a) Juggling two jobs.
(b) Her two children.
(c) Grading papers.
(d) Her garden.

9. Why are Faith and her friends visiting Selena in "Friends"?
(a) It is her birthday.
(b) She just had a baby.
(c) She just got divorced.
(d) She is dying.

10. What does Mr. Wong scold some of the American tourists for in "Somewhere Else"?
(a) Showing little interest in the country's history.
(b) Taking pictures of people without asking permissions.
(c) Not giving big enough tips.
(d) Treating the natives like they are beneath them.

11. In "The Burdened Man," why does the neighbor want $5.98 from the man?
(a) To replace pants his son ripped.
(b) For beer and cigarettes.
(c) For groceries she bought him.
(d) For a new dress.

12. How does Charlie think Juniper died in "The Little Girl"?
(a) Carter killed her.
(b) Angie killed her.
(c) Hector killed her.
(d) Suicide.

13. What do the men Faith listens to at the deli discuss in "Listening"?
(a) Leaving their wives.
(b) Committing murder.
(c) Committing suicide.
(d) What they will order for lunch.

14. What did the child do to upset her father in "Anxiety"?
(a) Cried when he would not buy her candy.
(b) Said "oink, oink" over and over.
(c) Ran across the street without holding his hand.
(d) Slapped him in the face.

15. Who tells Faith to "cut the baby talk" (257) when she returns home in "Long Distance Runner"?
(a) Jack.
(b) Richard.
(c) Anthony.
(d) Mrs. Luddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one neighbor tell the stranger about the young girls in "In the Garden"?

2. Why did Faith and Margaret's friendship end in "Love"?

3. What does Faith's father tell her that he and her ex, Ricardo, have been discussing?

4. Where does Jack say he found his father sleeping once in "The Immigrant Story"?

5. What does Faith do in "The Expensive Moment," which she does not tell Jack?

(see the answer keys)

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