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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "Why I Don't Write" and "While It Lasts".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Why I Don't Write," what is the likely source of items like "Sponge. Lemon. Milk" (66)?
(a) A column of cleaning advice.
(b) A grocery list.
(c) An inventory.
(d) A dream.

2. In "Green Glass," why is Tom's ex at the wedding?
(a) Her new boyfriend is a friend of the groom.
(b) She is there to see Tom.
(c) She is a friend of the bride.
(d) She is the groom's cousin.

3. On page 84 of "While It Lasts," what does Mr. Buffy tell Bonnie and George about love?
(a) "Love is for the birds."
(b) "Love is a sucker's game."
(c) "Loving and liking are different things."
(d) "Being in love is like being crazy."

4. On page 27 of "The Torch," what detail implies that the woman is dying?
(a) "Her face had lost most of its flesh."
(b) "Her eyelids were low and her black eyes looked elsewhere."
(c) The woman saying she wants to swim "In lovely cold water."
(d) The woman's "sharp bird-look."

5. On page 66 of "Why I Don't Write," what is ironic about the diagnosis of the computer problem "Your system must be overloaded"?
(a) The narrator's computer is brand new.
(b) Unsolicited advice clearly bothers the narrator.
(c) The advice applies to the narrator's life, as well.
(d) The narrator does not have a computer.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 75 of "Why I Don't Write," the exclamation point in "Passing a man who holds your gaze!" is likely meant to convey what emotions?

2. What thought makes Tom smile at the very end of "Green Glass"?

3. In "While It Lasts," what comparison does Bonnie make between George and Mr. Buffy?

4. In "The Torch," what is the husband's name?

5. In "Polepole," what does "the man" tell Daisy about getting his work for Bragg done?

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