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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. In what ways does the older woman think the young mothers are different from young mothers in her day in "Northeast Playground"?
(a) They are happier.
(b) They are more unified.
(c) They have fewer children.
(d) They are much wealthier.

2. How long has it been since Ruth has seen her daughter in "The Expensive Moment"?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 6 months.

3. What does Faith's father begin doing while in the Children of Judea home in "Dreamer in a Dead Language"?
(a) Singing.
(b) Painting.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Writing poetry.

4. What does Dennis say he does "to keep on top of the world of illusion" (209)?
(a) Drives a cab.
(b) Reads the newspaper.
(c) Watches television.
(d) Goes to school.

5. What did Vicente's school suggest he should be in "A Man Told Me the Story of His Life"?
(a) A philosopher.
(b) An engineer.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Faith and the woman say they did not really know how to do at the end of "The Expensive Moment"?

2. Who is the father of Cissy's child?

3. What toy is George working on in "This is a Story about My Friend George, The Toy Inventor"?

4. What does the older woman in "Northeast Playground" say separated mothers on the playground when she was younger?

5. Why did Lavinia's mother pull her kids from school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dennis in "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute." How does he react when he learns Alexandra is pregnant?

2. Describe Nick and Faith's relationship in "The Expensive Moment."

3. What saved Vicente's wife in "A Man Told Me the Story of His Life"?

4. What is Dotty Wasserman's role in the story "Love"?

5. What happens to Juniper in "Little Girl"?

6. Describe the story the narrator writes for her father when he asks for a simple story in "A Conversation with My Father."

7. Why is the birth in "At That Time, or The History of a Joke" said to be a miracle?

8. What happened to the young girls in "In the Garden"? What does someone tell the stranger they think happened?

9. Why is Ruthy sad at her 50th birthday party when her friends tell stories?

10. What are the men discussing at the deli when Faith overhears them in "Listening"?

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