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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1, "The Husband Stitch" - Chapter 2, "Inventory".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say her husband caresses her ribbon?
(a) As if he were solving a math problem.
(b) As if he were considering murdering her.
(c) As if he were touching her sex.
(d) As if he were drawing inspiration from it.

2. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" see outside the window of the car where she and her boyfriend have sex?
(a) A group of campers.
(b) A hook-handed man.
(c) Artists drawing.
(d) An old crone.

3. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say she told a story about at the supermarket, when she was young?
(a) Toes in the potatoes.
(b) Eyes in the grapes.
(c) Nails in the seafood.
(d) Fingers in the chicken.

4. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe the boy she meets in the beginning of the story?
(a) High-maintenance.
(b) Aloof.
(c) Craggy.
(d) Fine.

5. Who was the narrator’s first sexual experience with, in "Inventory"?
(a) A boy.
(b) A girl.
(c) Two boys, one girl.
(d) One boy, one girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say she does for her boyfriend, which is not normal?

2. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say she knows as soon as she kisses the boy?

3. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say is the second mistake a woman can make?

4. Where do the narrator and her husband go after their wedding, in "The Husband Stitch"?

5. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say is the first mistake a woman can make?

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