Cannot change the email address where Apple sends "help for resetting info dealing with security questions".  Won't allow change.

I have forgotten the answer to one of two My Apple ID security questions.  Apple has supplied the solution to that problem online in Edit Your Apple ID.   I would be happy to follow those instructions, except......the only email address the Edit Your Apple ID page will allow me is one that has not been functional for over a year.  There are no options for changing that recovery email address since I only have two security questions, not three, as Apple specifies. Neither can I find an option for switching to the two-stage verification process---although I would rather not do this.  I recently edited my email addresses in My Apple ID on my Sony Vaio laptop in an effort to alleviate the problem, but it didn’t help. I use the Apple ID on an iPad (4th gen Wi-Fi + Cellular MM) and two iPhone 5 (IOS 8).  Does anyone have suggestions? Feel that I've read through all the fine print and cannot locate an answer.

You need to ask Apple to reset your security questions. To do this, click here and pick a method; if that page doesn't list one for your country or you're unable to call, fill out and submit this form.
They wouldn't be security questions if they could be bypassed without Apple verifying your identity.
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