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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 was Rose's motivation for getting her first apartment?
(a) She wanted to spend more time with Vlashkin.
(b) She was embarrassed of her family.
(c) Her mother was abusive.
(d) Her parents kicked her out of the house.

2. Who did Vlashkin quote after Rose told him his book was somewhat egocentric?
(a) Himself.
(b) Homer.
(c) Shakespear.
(d) Chekov.

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

4. Where is the narrator when she sees her ex-husband at the start of "Wants"?
(a) Her apartment stoop.
(b) The playground.
(c) The library.
(d) The doctor's office.

5. What does the narrator think is the only thing she ever really wanted in "Wants"?
(a) A sailboat.
(b) A better husband.
(c) Well-behaved children.
(d) To be a different person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event sparks Eddie's resignation from the Home for Boys' Zoo?

2. Who is the narrator in "The Contest"?

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

4. Why did Vlashkin call Rose a week before she told Lillie her story?

5. What gift does Virginia's husband give to her at the start of "An Interest in Life"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Josie tell Liz she should be the one making Browny breakfast? How does Liz react to this?

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

4. Describe the differences between Eddie and Carl at the start of "In Time Which Made A Monkey of Us All."

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

6. What does the narrator's husband recall fondly from their marriage in "Wants"? How does the narrator's memory of this differ?

7. Describe Charles C. Charly's behavior in the courtroom in "An Irrevocable Diameter." How does Cindy react when he is questioned?

8. Describe the young boys from "Gloomy Tune."

9. What does Clifford say to Faith in "A Subject of Childhood" which angers her? How does she react?

10. In "An Irrevocable Diameter," what deal does Charles make with Cindy's family in exchange for withdrawing charges? What is their life like after?

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