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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, "Real Women Have Bodies" - Chapter 6 "Eight Bites".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Uncle E?
(a) Evan the intern.
(b) Stabler.
(c) Abler.
(d) Henson.

2. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe herself after having sex for the first time?
(a) Ruined.
(b) Age-old with wisdom.
(c) Newer than she has ever been.
(d) The same age as her mother.

3. What does the narrator’s mother say leads to a slender waist, in "Eight Bites"?
(a) An iron will.
(b) A closed mouth.
(c) Little forks.
(d) A tiny plate.

4. Who told the narrator that she should only allow herself eight bites at each meal?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Dr. U.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

5. What color is the narrator’s ribbon in "The Husband Stitch"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator say Benson feels when she lets the girls-with-bells-for-eyes back into her apartment?

2. What kinds of dogs does Dr. U have in her office, in "Eight Bites"?

3. In the story of the old man and the old woman, in "The Husband Stitch," whose liver does the old woman eat?

4. What does the narrator say Benson’s fridge resembles after her grocery trip?

5. What does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" say her boss Gizzy has lost?

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