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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. Where did the narrator of "Mothers" meet Bad?
(a) At a conference.
(b) At the ocean.
(c) At a wedding.
(d) At work.

2. What is the term for the episode that ends "Mothers"?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Flash forward.
(c) Flashback.
(d) Reminiscence.

3. How does Benson keep the girls-with-bells-for-eyes from her apartment?
(a) By playing loud music to cover their bells.
(b) By performing an exorcism.
(c) By lining the entrances with salt.
(d) By casting a spell.

4. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say is the moral of the story about the girl who died when her wedding dress had been exposed to embalming fluid?
(a) Some things should not be spoken.
(b) Sacred things should not be touched.
(c) Marriage is a sacrament.
(d) Being poor will kill you.

5. Who is Tristan, who appears in the final scene of "Mothers"?
(a) Mara’s brother.
(b) Bad’s new lover.
(c) Mara’s boyfriend.
(d) The narrator’s new lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say stories can do to happiness?

2. What did Bad do to the narrator of "Mothers" on the "last night of us" (61)?

3. What was Father Jones feeding the girl on the rooftop before she fell off?

4. What TV show is "Especially Heinous" a play on?

5. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" dress her child as for Halloween?

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