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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
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 "Café Mort," how did Karen's little brother die?
(a) He committed suicide.
(b) He was hit by a school bus.
(c) He fell out a window.
(d) He overdosed.
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 shows Ned the knife.
(b) When the woman gestures for him to follow her out of the park.
(c) When the woman first speaks to him in the park.
(d) When the woman leads him into the subway.
3. In "Occupied," what does Ivy feel that she sees in a new and fascinating way when she tries to look from her lover's perspective?
(a) Children.
(b) Trees.
(c) Skyscrapers.
(d) Traffic.
4. In "Why I Don't Write," what is a logical antecedent for "one" in the sentence "He got another one, prettier, younger" (72)?
(a) Colleague.
(b) Wife.
(c) Friend.
(d) Boss.
5. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what is Ned embarrassed about when he remembers coming to Boston Common with his mother seven years before?
(a) The outfits he and his brother wore.
(b) The argument he got into with his mother.
(c) How little he knew about Boston.
(d) His mother's drinking.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Café Mort," how did the narrator's "beloved" die?
2. In "Occupied," what topical event is alluded to in the page 35 sign that says "Now it is 'spring' all over the world"?
3. In "Occupied," what is Ivy's profession?
4. In "Green Glass," what does Tom tell his ex about her dress?
5. In "Green Glass," what does Tom say Fran should do with her feelings?
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