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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The Contest” - “An Irrevocable Diameter” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Volodya Vlashkin's occupation in "Goodbye and Good Luck"?
(a) Painter.
(b) Restauranteur.
(c) Theater owner.
(d) Actor.

2. How old is Josie in "Woman, Young and Old"?
(a) 13.
(b) 18.
(c) 23.
(d) 8.

3. Why did Vlashkin call Rose a week before she told Lillie her story?
(a) To tell her he was getting divorced.
(b) To ask her to be in one of his plays.
(c) To beg her forgiveness.
(d) To tell her he was dying.

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

5. What did Browny do in his bedroom just before Josie told him she loved him?
(a) He kissed her and told her she was beautiful.
(b) He drank a beer and burped in her face.
(c) He told her he was in love with her mother.
(d) He told her he would never see her again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What side job did Rose do in order to pay her rent?

2. Why does Virginia write down her list of troubles near the end of "An Interest in Life"?

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

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

5. What money-making opportunity does Dotty present to Freddy?

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