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

2. Who gives Virginia $10 after he husband left, but tells her not to contact the authorities?
(a) John.
(b) Her husband's brother.
(c) Her husband's mother.
(d) Mrs. Raftery.

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

4. Why does Dotty opt to go on the trip alone in "The Contest"?
(a) She thought Freddy should stay home and work.
(b) Freddy will not marry her.
(c) Freddy did not help her win.
(d) She did not think Freddy would have a good time.

5. Who is the narrator in "The Contest"?
(a) Freddy.
(b) Leona.
(c) Jack.
(d) Dotty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yoyo become well known for in "Gloomy Tune"?

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

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

4. Why does Anna want Peter to watch Judy in "The Pale Pink Roast"?

5. Who is the speaker in "Distance"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What becomes of Eddie and Carl at the end of "Time Which Made a Monkey of Us All"?

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

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

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. 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?

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

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