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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 the prize for "Jews in the News"?
(a) $500 and an article about the winner.
(b) $1,500.
(c) $300 and a lifetime magazine subscription.
(d) $5,000 and a trip to Israel.

2. Why does Josephine put on lipstick and a bra in "A Woman, Young and Old"?
(a) To impress Corporal Brownstar.
(b) To get ready to go out on her first date.
(c) To anger her mother.
(d) She did it as a joke.

3. Why did Virginia's children call Thursday "Johnday" in "An Interest in Life"?
(a) Because Virginia went to John's house every Thursday.
(b) Because John took Virginia on a date each Thursday.
(c) Because John called them every Thursday.
(d) Because John came over each Thursday.

4. Who comes home proud that she saved the family $4.65 on dinner in "A Woman, Young and Old"?
(a) Josephine's mother.
(b) Joanna.
(c) Josephine's grandmother.
(d) Lizzy.

5. In "The Loudest Voice," why is Shirley's mother hesitant to let her act in the school Christmas play?
(a) She cannot afford the costumes for the play.
(b) They are Jewish.
(c) She thinks Shirley will embarrass herself.
(d) She does not want to have to go to the play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cindy's father tells Charles he can do in order for them to drop the charges?

2. What gift does Virginia's husband give to her at the start of "An Interest in Life"?

3. Who is the narrator of "An Interest in Life"?

4. What does Rose tell Lillie to tell her mother at the end of "Goodbye and Good Luck"?

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

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