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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. What thought makes Tom smile at the very end of "Green Glass"?
(a) That Fran is completely under his spell.
(b) That Fran feels ashamed of her relationship with the lawyer.
(c) That Buster's marriage will probably end in divorce.
(d) That Buster once had a romantic interest in Tom's ex.

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

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

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

5. In "Polepole," what does his servant's wife call "the man"?
(a) Bwana.
(b) Baba.
(c) Mistah T.
(d) Uncle T.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Café Mort," what were the Russian dancer's dances about when she was alive?

2. In "Green Glass," what is the name of the groom at the wedding?

3. In "Café Mort," which waitress has been at the café the longest?

4. In "While It Lasts," what does Bonnie think is Isabel's problem with finding love?

5. At the beginning of "While It Lasts," what object is George looking for?

(see the answer key)

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