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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Samuel” - “A Conversation with My Father” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Margaret in "Distance"?
(a) John's secretary.
(b) John's wife.
(c) Dolly's sister.
(d) Ginny's best friend.

2. What does Mrs. Junius Finn say about Richard to Faith in "Faith in a Tree"?
(a) He is going to be just like his father.
(b) He is the most polite child she has met.
(c) There is nobody fresher than him.
(d) He acts like he is 47.

3. Who was sent to the Hospital for the Insane on Welfare Island in "Debts"?
(a) Anna.
(b) Michael.
(c) Maria.
(d) Lucia.

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

5. Why does Livid give Pallid permission to think of his sons as his in a letter?
(a) Because he lives very far away.
(b) Because he is dying.
(c) Because he does not think the children are his.
(d) Because he has never met the children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jerry say when Kitty asks what she would do without him in "Come on, Ye Sons of Art"?

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

3. Who tells Virginia she was a "wild, nice kid" in "An Interest in Life"?

4. What are the parents in the park protesting in "Faith in a Tree"?

5. In what ways does the older woman think the young mothers are different from young mothers in her day in "Northeast Playground"?

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