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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. In "Café Mort," how does the narrator unwind after a shift at work?
(a) Television and popcorn.
(b) By smoking marijuana.
(c) A book and a beer.
(d) With a hot bath.

2. At the beginning of "Green Glass," what does Fran want to know about Tom's ex-girlfriend?
(a) Whether she is still in contact with Tom's friends.
(b) How many times a week she calls Tom.
(c) Whether she will be at the wedding they are going to.
(d) Why she broke up with Tom.

3. In "The Language of Cats and Dogs," why does Melanie say that Sophie should not report Tower?
(a) The administration will not do anything about it.
(b) Then everyone will know what happened.
(c) She might have trouble getting recommendation letters from faculty.
(d) Tower might lower her grade.

4. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what temporarily makes Ned feel safer?
(a) The woman tells him that she will let him use her phone.
(b) The woman tells him that she does not want to hurt him.
(c) The woman calls him "sugar."
(d) The woman stops at a bodega for cigarettes.

5. In "Occupied," why does Ivy need to be home by 5:30?
(a) Her babysitter needs to leave then.
(b) She has dinner plans with her friends.
(c) She has a client coming over.
(d) Her ex-husband is coming to pick up their child.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Why I Don't Write," what does the narrator have a dream about?

2. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what sport is Ned involved in?

3. In "Café Mort," what attitude is more common among the late-night customers?

4. In "While It Lasts," what single word is Bonnie's "first lie to [George]" (87)?

5. In "The Language of Cats and Dogs," what fact of life does Sophie discover when her mother dies?

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