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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (pages 45 - 99).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator discover at her medical appointment at the end of the story "The Mark of Cain"?
(a) Her cancer has spread from her breast to her lungs.
(b) She will need surgery for a brain tumor.
(c) She is pregnant with twins.
(d) She needs to have a limb amputated.

2. What band does Kate love?
(a) The Beastie Boys.
(b) Coldplay.
(c) The Counting Crows.
(d) U2.

3. What city in Florida has Marcy moved to?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Pensacola.
(c) Gables.
(d) Naples.

4. Who is one of the twins' girlfriend in "The Mark of Cain"?
(a) Anna.
(b) Cassie.
(c) Hanna.
(d) Savvie.

5. How does a loose woman sit at the bar in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) Fearfully, hoping that no one will approach her.
(b) Self-consciously.
(c) In a skimpy outfit that is suggestive.
(d) With an indifference about who actually sees her there, trying to make it seem like she does not care about anything.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Elsie Moreau not want to associate with the new neighbors who are also from Haiti?

2. What is one of Savvie's boyfriend's annoying habits?

3. Which identical twin does the narrator in "The Mark of Cain" prefer?

4. How does Tricia judge the people she cleans houses for?

5. Why does Alvarez stop himself from pursuing a more serious relationship with Sarah?

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