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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" do to keep her son from trying to touch the ribbon?
(a) Distract him by jingling keys.
(b) Shake a can of pennies.
(c) Slap his hand away.
(d) Let him hold it, warily.

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

3. What did Bad do to the narrator of "Mothers" on the "last night of us" (61)?
(a) Punched her in the face.
(b) Told her she had always loved her.
(c) Throw a glass of wine in her face.
(d) Threw her into a wall.

4. What happens when Benson tries to push the girls with bells with eyes away from her?
(a) They enter into her body.
(b) They hit the wall hard.
(c) Her hands go right through them.
(d) They move too quickly to be pushed.

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

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

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

8. Where does the madman hide his bomb?
(a) In the subway turnstile.
(b) Under a manhole cover.
(c) Under a bridge.
(d) Under a park bench.

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

10. What kinds of crimes do Stabler and Benson investigate in "Especially Heinous"?
(a) Treason, espionage, spying.
(b) Extortion, bribery, corruption.
(c) Murders, rapes, missing girls.
(d) Human trafficking, prostitution.

11. What part of the baby is the narrator of "Mothers" most afraid of?
(a) The soft spot on her head.
(b) Her fingers.
(c) Her toes.
(d) Her lips.

12. What is the husband’s response when he unties the ribbon at the end of "The Husband Stitch"?
(a) He is vengefully satisfied.
(b) He is horrified and instantaneously repentant.
(c) He is delighted like a child.
(d) He groans and says no.

13. Where does the girl with bells for eyes tell Benson to go?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) California.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) The Bronx.

14. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe herself, in the "dramatis personae" section?
(a) Forgettable.
(b) Memorable.
(c) Forgetful.
(d) Passionate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story of the pioneer husband and wife, in "The Husband Stitch," what happens to the child?

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

3. Who was the narrator’s first sexual experience with, in "Inventory"?

4. How does the narrator of "Mothers" qualify her statement when she tells the baby she loves her?

5. What is the term for the episode that ends "Mothers"?

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