2. In Politics, why do the mothers want a fence put up around the playground?
(a) To keep people from photographing the children.
(b) To keep pedophiles away.
(c) To keep drunkards from harassing them.
(d) To keep drug dealers away.

3. Who is the speaker in "The Little Girl"?
(a) Dennis.
(b) Jack.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Carter.

4. Why does Carter want to use Charlie's apartment in "The Little Girl"?
(a) To take a nap.
(b) To hide from the cops.
(c) To have sex with a girl.
(d) To use the shower.

5. In "Anxiety," why does the narrator yell at a young father as he walks his child home from school?
(a) He slammed the child down in anger.
(b) He did not carry the girl's backpack for her.
(c) He was not paying enough attention to the child.
(d) He did not hold the child's hand crossing the street.

6. What does Ruthy say she would do if she were a boy?
(a) Become a police office.r
(b) Marry Edie.
(c) Become a doctor.
(d) Join the army.

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

8. What did Vicente's school suggest he should be in "A Man Told Me the Story of His Life"?
(a) A philosopher.
(b) An engineer.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A doctor.

9. What does Carter do in Charlie's apartment?
(a) He hides from the cops.
(b) He rapes a young girl.
(c) He takes a nap.
(d) He takes a shower.

10. What does the older woman in "Northeast Playground" say separated mothers on the playground when she was younger?
(a) Politics.
(b) Marital status.
(c) Parenting styles.
(d) Wealth.

11. What do Faith and the woman say they did not really know how to do at the end of "The Expensive Moment"?
(a) Save money.
(b) Raise their children.
(c) Listen.
(d) Please their husbands.

12. What are Ruthy, Edie, and their friends celebrating at the end of "Ruthy and Edie"?
(a) The birth of Ann's first child.
(b) Ruthy's birthday.
(c) Edie's birthday.
(d) Faith's divorce.

13. What does the father tell the old woman he feels his daughter was doing, which was never his "thing" (321)?
(a) Treating him like a child.
(b) Treating him like her protector.
(c) Treating him like a friend.
(d) Treating him like an authority figure.

14. What does Lavinia's mother tell Robert Lavinia should become?
(a) A writer or a painter.
(b) A teacher or a singer.
(c) A lady preacher or a nurse.
(d) A well taken care of housewife.

15. What does the woman call her husband when he pulls a gun on them in "The Burdened Man"?
(a) Lunatic.
(b) Cop killer.
(c) Piece of garbage.
(d) Boy killer.