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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why is Peter angry at Anna at the end of "The Pale Pink Roast"?
(a) She said he could not see Judy anymore.
(b) She would not make love to him.
(c) She tried to get money from him.
(d) She did not tell him she was married.

4. Why did Dotty get angry and leave Freddy's after spending a couple days at his place in "The Contest"?
(a) He told her she was overweight.
(b) She found out he turned down a job.
(c) She found out he had other girlfriends.
(d) He said he would never marry her.

5. Why did Virginia's husband begin sleeping on the floor?
(a) He snored so loudly it kept her awake.
(b) The kids always slept in bed with Virginia.
(c) He said she was so fat there was no room for him in their bed.
(d) He said it was cooler on the floor.

6. Why does Dolly sit on the stoop twice a week in "Distance"?
(a) To get fresh air.
(b) To hang out with Ginny.
(c) To see John.
(d) To talk with her neighbors.

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

8. Why Is Charles C. Charley at Cindy's house at the start of "An Irrevocable Diameter"?
(a) He and Cindy have been set up on a blind date.
(b) He is there to go out with her sister.
(c) She is tutoring him in math.
(d) He is installing an air conditioner.

9. What does Livid tell Faith after Richard reads to them?
(a) She should read to Richard more often.
(b) He wants custody of Richard.
(c) Richard cannot read well.
(d) Richard is a genius.

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

11. What money-making opportunity does Dotty present to Freddy?
(a) She wants him to work for her father.
(b) She wants him to get into real estate.
(c) She wants to help him start his own business.
(d) She wants him to enter a trivia contest.

12. Why does Dotty opt to go on the trip alone in "The Contest"?
(a) Freddy will not marry her.
(b) She thought Freddy should stay home and work.
(c) Freddy did not help her win.
(d) She did not think Freddy would have a good time.

13. Why does Virginia refuse to make love to John the first time he tries in "An Interest in Life"?
(a) She worries he is so devout he will regret it.
(b) She will not make love to a married man.
(c) She worries her husband will come home.
(d) She is not attracted to John.

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

15. What happened to the boys in the family described in "Gloomy Tune"?
(a) They all got kicked out of private school.
(b) They all went to college to study philosophy.
(c) They all joined the school chorus.
(d) They were all honors students.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Anna want Peter to watch Judy in "The Pale Pink Roast"?

2. Which character came to cook Browny breakfast in the morning after he stayed at Josie's?

3. What story does Eddie tell his friends about his father's monkey Itzik?

4. What does Ricardo tell Faith in the letter he writes her in "Faith in a Tree"?

5. What does Faith vow to do after her son copies a protest sign in chalk at the playground?

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