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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Listen" and "The Language of Cats and Dogs".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of "While It Lasts," what object is George looking for?
(a) His car keys.
(b) His laptop.
(c) His backpack.
(d) His coat.

2. In "Why I Don't Write," what family member does the narrator have a conflict with?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her husband.

3. In "Occupied," what is Ivy's profession?
(a) Fiction writer.
(b) Visual artist.
(c) Museum curator.
(d) Magazine editor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Why I Don't Write," what feeling does the narrator say "used to have a ragged pain, sometimes wafty, sometimes sharp as needles" (70)?

2. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what temporarily makes Ned feel safer?

3. In "While It Lasts," what comparison does Bonnie make between George and Mr. Buffy?

4. In "Boston Common at Twilight," how many times has Ned seen his father since his father broke the news about his separation from their mother?

5. In "Polepole," what surprises Daisy about Cecily's reaction to "the man's" hitting the child?

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