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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 "The Language of Cats and Dogs," Tower's wife holds a cigarette "piquantly" (141). How is she holding the cigarette?
(a) In a desperate and sad way.
(b) In a childlike and innocent way.
(c) In a provocative and attractive way.
(d) In a listless and apathetic way.

2. In "Occupied," what topical event is alluded to in the page 35 sign that says "Now it is 'spring' all over the world"?
(a) The idiomatic expression "spring fever."
(b) The Arab Spring.
(c) Wedekind's play Spring Awakening.
(d) Spring break.

3. In "Why I Don't Write," what does the narrator say "used ot be more awful" (72)?
(a) Despair.
(b) Death.
(c) Hope.
(d) Life.

4. In "Café Mort," what occupies the attention of the "beige woman"?
(a) The small dog she has in her purse.
(b) A miniature television.
(c) The cooks.
(d) The man with dark-rimmed eyes.

5. In "The Language of Cats and Dogs," what new mannerism has Sophie acquired since her mother's death?
(a) A nervous laugh.
(b) A stutter.
(c) Fidgeting with her hands.
(d) Picking at her skin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Torch," why is the woman unsure who is with her and what is going on?

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

3. On page 108 of "Boston Common at Twilight," what causes Ned to feel "something hot and terrible rush through him"?

4. In "The Language of Cats and Dogs," describing Tower sliding the arrowhead down the table "like a shuffleboard disk" emphasizes what quality (135)?

5. In "The Language of Cats and Dogs," when does Tower proposition Sophie?

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