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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 does the narrator of "Eight Bites" say her daughter lives with in Portland?
(a) A roommate who is not her roommate.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her boyfriend.
(d) Her friends.

2. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say is the second mistake a woman can make?
(a) Coldness.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Pride.
(d) Passion.

3. What does the narrator say Benson’s fridge resembles after her grocery trip?
(a) A plastic desert.
(b) A lush market.
(c) The rain forest.
(d) The Garden of Eden.

4. What does the narrator compare Petra to, when she sits on top of her?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A Madonna.
(c) A werewolf.
(d) A vampire.

5. 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) Fingers in the chicken.
(c) Nails in the seafood.
(d) Eyes in the grapes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the girl with bells for eyes tell Benson to go?

2. Who is Uncle E?

3. What is Petra’s mother sewing into the dresses she makes?

4. Who is Tristan, who appears in the final scene of "Mothers"?

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

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