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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Occupied" and "Green Glass".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Occupied," Ivy sees a "doppelgänger." What does she see?
(a) The hallucination of a disembodied spirit.
(b) Someone who looks like the twin of an unrelated person.
(c) A puppet or dummy that has an eerily lifelike quality.
(d) A statue of a mythological creature.

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 the groom's cousin.
(c) She is a friend of the bride.
(d) She is there to see Tom.

3. In "Polepole," what do the details of "the man's" home tell the reader about him?
(a) He does not care about his surroundings.
(b) He lives in comparative comfort.
(c) He is not really committed to staying in Kenya.
(d) He is more sensitive than he seems to be at first.

4. In "Occupied," what "theme" does Ivy notice among the various protest signs (39)?
(a) Energy.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Hope.

5. In "Occupied," why does Ivy get into a bike accident?
(a) She rides through a construction zone.
(b) An angry pedestrian shoves her bike toward the street.
(c) She becomes lightheaded and almost faints.
(d) The white van will not let her merge.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Green Glass," what assumption does Tom make about Fran's relationship with the lawyer?

2. On page of 8 of "Polepole," what does "the man" say to Daisy that causes her to accuse him of insincerity?

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

4. On page 36 of "Occupied," which character is said to have "no intention at all"?

5. On page 31 of "Occupied," what event is alluded to in the sentence, "If you'd been in New York, you had your story"?

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