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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 is the occupation of the narrator in "Debts"?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Homemaker.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Writer.

2. Why does Virginia refuse to make love to John the first time he tries in "An Interest in Life"?
(a) She worries her husband will come home.
(b) She worries he is so devout he will regret it.
(c) She is not attracted to John.
(d) She will not make love to a married man.

3. Which character in "A Woman, Young and Old" worked at the Paris Coffee House on Saturday?
(a) Josie's mother.
(b) Lizzy.
(c) Joanna.
(d) Josie.

4. What does the welfare office tell Virginia when she first calls after New Year's in "An Interest in Life"?
(a) There is no record of her husband.
(b) Her husband is deceased.
(c) Her husband is not enlisted in the army.
(d) Her marriage was never legalized.

5. Why does Anna want Peter to watch Judy in "The Pale Pink Roast"?
(a) She says he never sees his own daughter.
(b) She has to work.
(c) She has a date.
(d) She just moved and has a lot of unpacking to do.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ellen call Faith to tell her in "Living"?

2. Who lives in The Children of Judea in "Faith in the Afternoon"?

3. What did Michael always call Anna in "Debts"?

4. Why did Rose receive a raise, according to the story "Goodbye and Good Luck"?

5. Who is the speaker in "Distance"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Eddie help the narrator find a job in "The Floating Truth"? Why does she become upset about work at the end?

3. What is Anna's story in "Debts"?

4. in "An Irrevocable Diameter," how do Cindy's parents react when she comes home after a night out with Charles C. Charly?

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

6. In "Faith in a Tree," why was Faith put on a commercial airline as a baby? What does she think of this?

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

8. Why is Shirley's mother uncomfortable about her performing in her school's Christmas play? What theme does Shirley note in the play?

9. 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?

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

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