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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jerry think Kitty could do if she went into business herself in "Come on, Ye Sons of Art"?
(a) Become rich.
(b) Travel the world.
(c) Send her kids to a good college.
(d) Move out of her neighborhood.

3. Who tells Virginia she was a "wild, nice kid" in "An Interest in Life"?
(a) Mrs. Raftery
(b) Leona.
(c) Girard.
(d) John.

4. What does Mrs. Junius Finn say about Richard to Faith in "Faith in a Tree"?
(a) There is nobody fresher than him.
(b) He is going to be just like his father.
(c) He acts like he is 47.
(d) He is the most polite child she has met.

5. What gift does Virginia's husband give to her at the start of "An Interest in Life"?
(a) A set of towels.
(b) A broom.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A necklace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Browny do in his bedroom just before Josie told him she loved him?

2. Which character in "A Woman, Young and Old" worked at the Paris Coffee House on Saturday?

3. Why does Virginia refuse to make love to John the first time he tries in "An Interest in Life"?

4. Which character tested the War Attenuator out on the pet shop, killing all of the animals?

5. Why Is Charles C. Charley at Cindy's house at the start of "An Irrevocable Diameter"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Jerry and Kitty discuss in "Come On, Ye Sons of Art"? What does Jerry tell Kitty when she asks what she would do without him?

2. How does Dotty manage the contest prize money and trip?

3. What happened to Ellen in "Living"? What does Faith recall of her at the end of the story?

4. Describe the setting in "The Used Boy Raisers." Where does the story take place? Who is there? What is the relationship between characters?

5. What did Rose tell Vlashkin about his book, The Jewish Actor Abroad? How did he react?

6. Describe John and Virginia's relationship after her husband leaves in "An Interest in Life."

7. In "Faith in a Tree," what does Richard do after the protesters leave the park?

8. Who is Josie in "A Woman, Young and Old"? How old is she? How does she behave around Browny?

9. In "Faith in the Afternoon," when Faith learns about what has happened to her old friend Tess she says Tess never guessed her life were turn out like that. What happened to Tess? What things happened to Faith and Anita Franklin that they would have never guessed?

10. What is the only thing the narrator says she ever wanted in "Wants"? What does she do in the story that she feels is a sign change is possible?

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