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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. Which character is helping the narrator find a job in "The Floating Truth"?
(a) Richard.
(b) John.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Edsel.

2. Where does Eddie's father work?
(a) A doctor's office.
(b) A pet shop.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A dress factory.

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

4. In "A Subject of Childhood," where does Faith feel like "a star" (91)?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) At work.
(c) At the laundromat.
(d) In her apartment building.

5. What is happening in "A Subject of Childhood" when Faith's "heart lit up in stripes" (96)?
(a) She is cradling Anthony.
(b) Anthony draws her a picture of the two of them.
(c) Clifford comes back.
(d) Richard brings her a coffee.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the welfare office tell Virginia when she first calls after New Year's in "An Interest in Life"?

3. What does Virginia tell Mrs. Raftery when she asks where her husband is going in "An Interest in Life"?

4. Where is the narrator when she sees her ex-husband at the start of "Wants"?

5. What does Faith tell her father must happen before she can visit him again at the end of "Faith in the Afternoon"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe John and his mother Dolly's relationship in "Distance." What details show you what their relationship is like?

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

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

6. How did Rose meet Volodya Vlashkin? How can you describe their relationship in the beginning?

7. Why were Josie and Browny unable to marry? How often did they stay in touch after?

8. 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?

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

10. Why is Peter upset with Anna at the end of "The Pale Pink"? What does she say, which lifts his spirits?

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