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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3, "Mothers" - Chapter 4, "Especially Heinous".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" takes an art course, she meets another woman with a ribbon—where is it?
(a) Around her wrist.
(b) Around her forehead.
(c) Around her ring finger.
(d) Around her ankle.

2. Where do the narrator and her husband go after their wedding, in "The Husband Stitch"?
(a) Europe.
(b) South America.
(c) California.
(d) Asia.

3. Where does the virus start, in "Inventory"?
(a) Nevada.
(b) California.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Minnesota.

4. What metaphor does Father Jones use to compare the girl who fell off the roof?
(a) She rose like a balloon.
(b) She hit the ground like a sack of groceries.
(c) She floated like an angel for a second before she plunged.
(d) She fell like a hawk.

5. What power does Stabler acquire from Father Jones?
(a) The power of foresight.
(b) The power of seeing through things.
(c) The power of forgetfulness.
(d) The power of mind-reading.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens when Benson grabs the girl-with-bells-for-eyes’ bells?

3. When the narrator’s husband asks if the ribbon is secret, what does she tell him?

4. Where does the narrator of "Inventory" go in the end?

5. How does Benson keep the girls-with-bells-for-eyes from her apartment?

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