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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Café Mort" and "Boston Common at Twilight".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what does Ned like about staying with his aunt?
(a) The food and the television.
(b) His uncle Rob's collection of sports memorabilia.
(c) The lack of rules.
(d) She is the only one who will talk about his mother.

2. In "Green Glass," what is Tom's last name?
(a) Stanwyck.
(b) Phillips.
(c) Winchester.
(d) Jordan.

3. In "Polepole," when "the man" is trying to persuade Daisy to see him again, what does she wish he would stop saying?
(a) That he needs her.
(b) That she has nothing to lose.
(c) Her name.
(d) That she "owes" him.

4. In "Polepole," what surprises Daisy about Cecily's reaction to "the man's" hitting the child?
(a) Daisy thinks that Cecily is disinterested, but then Cecily demands an apology.
(b) Daisy thinks that Cecily is embarrassed, but then Cecily just shrugs it off.
(c) Daisy thinks that Cecily is amused, but later Cecily yells at "the man."
(d) Daisy thinks that Cecily is angry, but Cecily actually seems to approve.

5. In "The Torch," the detail about the husband having watched his wife's face go through many changes is probably included in order to establish what?
(a) He really is her husband and they have been together for many years.
(b) Although a person's face changes over time, at heart they stay the same.
(c) Sometimes the ways that people change in a marriage end up hurting the relationship.
(d) As she has changed over the years, he has gradually grown to love her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "While It Lasts," who is hosting the dinner party?

2. On page 27 of "The Torch," what detail implies that the woman is dying?

3. In "Polepole," who are Fiona and Emma?

4. On page 38 of "Occupied," which phrase describes how Ivy feels when she plays with her son?

5. In "The Torch," who is the husband waiting for at the end of the story?

(see the answer key)

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