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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Faith's father tell her that he and her ex, Ricardo, have been discussing?
(a) Ricardo taking custody of the boys.
(b) Trying to get Faith to take Ricardo back.
(c) Putting together a compilation of his poetry.
(d) Her father moving in with Ricardo.

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

3. What does Nick suggest Faith knows nothing about in "The Expensive Moment"?
(a) Finance.
(b) Love.
(c) Politics.
(d) Literature.

4. Where are the friends Anthony visits in "Long-Distance Runner"?
(a) California.
(b) College.
(c) State hospitals.
(d) A commune.

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

6. Who is Cissy in "Zagrowsky Tells"?
(a) Faith's friend.
(b) Faith's sister.
(c) Mr. Zagrowsky's daughter.
(d) Mr. Zagrowsky's wife.

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

8. Who does the narrator in "Love" read her love poem to?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her husband.

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

10. How long has it been since Ruth has seen her daughter in "The Expensive Moment"?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 12 years.

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

12. What does Dennis say he does "to keep on top of the world of illusion" (209)?
(a) Watches television.
(b) Goes to school.
(c) Drives a cab.
(d) Reads the newspaper.

13. In the story written in "Conversations with my Father," what happens to the mother?
(a) She gets divorced.
(b) She becomes a junkie.
(c) She finds a high paying jobs and moves to a nice house.
(d) She dies.

14. Why did Faith and Margaret's friendship end in "Love"?
(a) Political Differences separated them.
(b) Margaret moved far away.
(c) Margaret did not like Faith's children.
(d) Margaret slept with Faith's husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dennis want Alexandra to do when she tells him she is pregnant?

2. What did Vicente's school suggest he should be in "A Man Told Me the Story of His Life"?

3. What did Vicente do when he was drafted for the army?

4. Why does the grandmother worry about Sonia?

5. In "Anxiety," why does the narrator yell at a young father as he walks his child home from school?

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