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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Rose receive a raise, according to the story "Goodbye and Good Luck"?
(a) Her boss offered a raise after she threatened to quit.
(b) She demanded a raise.
(c) Vlashkin convinced her boss to give her one.
(d) Her boss offered a raise after noting her hard work.

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

3. In what way does Mr. Clop want Eddie to help his son Carl in "In Time Which Made A Monkey of Us All"?
(a) He wants Eddie to help Carl improve his grades.
(b) He wants Eddie to help Carl be more productive.
(c) He wants Eddie to help Carl meet girls.
(d) He wants Eddie to help Carl clean apartments.

4. Who is the narrator in "The Contest"?
(a) Dotty.
(b) Jack.
(c) Freddy.
(d) Leona.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Dotty get angry and leave Freddy's after spending a couple days at his place in "The Contest"?

2. Who is the speaker in "Distance"?

3. Who did Vlashkin quote after Rose told him his book was somewhat egocentric?

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

5. Why does Dolly sit on the stoop twice a week in "Distance"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Rose tell Vlashkin about his book, The Jewish Actor Abroad? How did he react?

2. Why is Shirley's mother uncomfortable about her performing in her school's Christmas play? What theme does Shirley note in the play?

3. How does Eddie help the narrator find a job in "The Floating Truth"? Why does she become upset about work at the end?

4. What happened to Ellen in "Living"? What does Faith recall of her at the end of the story?

5. Describe the young boys from "Gloomy Tune."

6. How did Rose meet Volodya Vlashkin? How can you describe their relationship in the beginning?

7. Describe John and Virginia's relationship after her husband leaves in "An Interest in Life."

8. In "An Irrevocable Diameter," what deal does Charles make with Cindy's family in exchange for withdrawing charges? What is their life like after?

9. How does Dotty manage the contest prize money and trip?

10. In "Faith in a Tree," what does Richard do after the protesters leave the park?

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