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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Distance” - “Faith in a Tree”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Anna do every day in "Debts"?
(a) Bring Michael a hot meal.
(b) Write.
(c) Work.
(d) Clean her mother's house.

3. According to the start of "Faith in the Afternoon," why did Faith's husband Ricardo leave her?
(a) She had been cheating on him.
(b) He fell in love with a man.
(c) He wanted to leave New York, but she did not.
(d) He found another woman.

4. Who is Girard in "An Interest in Life"?
(a) Virginia's son.
(b) Virginia's husband.
(c) Virginia's neighbor.
(d) Mrs. Raftery's son.

5. What is John's relationship to Ginny?
(a) They are married.
(b) They are having an affair.
(c) They are distant cousins.
(d) They are colleagues.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Margaret in "Distance"?

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

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

4. What event caused Rose to break up with Vlashkin?

5. Which character does Jerry describe as shrewd in "Come on, Ye Sons of Art"?

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