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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 "Polepole," after "the man" punishes the older boy, how does the boy react?
(a) With tears.
(b) With an eye roll.
(c) With a sly smile.
(d) With an angry tirade.
2. On page 107 of "Boston Common at Twilight," what causes Ned to sudden feel "that something uncertain was going to happen and he would be blamed for whatever it was"?
(a) When the woman leads him into the subway.
(b) When the woman first speaks to him in the park.
(c) When the woman gestures for him to follow her out of the park.
(d) When the woman shows Ned the knife.
3. In "Why I Don't Write," what does the narrator have a dream about?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Lobsters.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Sledding.
4. In "While It Lasts," what single word is Bonnie's "first lie to [George]" (87)?
(a) "Yes."
(b) "Nothing."
(c) "Yesterday."
(d) "Isabel."
5. In "Why I Don't Write," what claim is made about the impact of having children on female writers?
(a) It makes them more creative.
(b) It focuses their writing too narrowly.
(c) It deepens the emotion of their work.
(d) It is an obstacle to their success.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Occupied," Ivy sees a "doppelgänger." What does she see?
2. In "Polepole," what does the Swahili "polepole" mean?
3. On page 38 of "Occupied," which phrase describes how Ivy feels when she plays with her son?
4. In "Polepole," where does Daisy meet "the man"?
5. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what does Ned like about staying with his aunt?
This section contains 321 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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