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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Lavinia: An old Story” - “Ruthy and Edie”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Faith that she has "done a rotten job" (91) raising her sons in "A Subject of Childhood"?
(a) Richard.
(b) Clifford.
(c) Livid.
(d) Pallid.

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

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

4. Who is the speaker in "The Little Girl"?
(a) Carter.
(b) Dennis.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Jack.

5. What is the occupation of the narrator in "Debts"?
(a) Writer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Homemaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were Josie and Browny unable to marry?

2. What does Ruthy like doing with the neighborhood boys?

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

4. What did Ellen call Faith to tell her in "Living"?

5. What does Lavinia's mother tell Robert Lavinia should become?

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