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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In "Occupied," what does Ivy think about the protest encampment when she first sees it?
(a) There are more people in the camp than she was aware of.
(b) The protesters seem suspiciously friendly with the police guarding the perimeter.
(c) It looks like a similar encampment that she was once a part of.
(d) It is smaller and less impressive than the pictures make it look.
2. In "Green Glass," what assumption does Tom make about Fran's relationship with the lawyer?
(a) That it means that Fran cannot really be attracted to Tom.
(b) That the lawyer flattered and manipulated her.
(c) That it ended because Fran fell in love with Tom.
(d) That Tom's friends are judging him because of it.
3. In "Occupied," what does Ivy feel when she thinks about walking with her son?
(a) She feels lonely for adult company.
(b) She feels sad that his father is not with them.
(c) She wonders why she did not have another child.
(d) She is amazed by his faith in her.
4. In "Green Glass," what is Tom's last name?
(a) Phillips.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Stanwyck.
(d) Winchester.
5. On page 27 of "The Torch," what detail implies that the woman is dying?
(a) "Her face had lost most of its flesh."
(b) "Her eyelids were low and her black eyes looked elsewhere."
(c) The woman's "sharp bird-look."
(d) The woman saying she wants to swim "In lovely cold water."
6. In "Occupied," what does Ivy see that looks like a statue at first?
(a) A street performer painted in gold body paint.
(b) A man in a Darth Vader helmet.
(c) An effigy of a Wall Street banker.
(d) A mannequin dressed as Uncle Sam.
7. In "Green Glass," how does Fran feel about herself once she meets Tom's ex?
(a) She feels less attractive, by comparison.
(b) She wonders if she is as sensitive as Tom says she is.
(c) She feels ridiculous for being jealous.
(d) She wonders if she really understands her own feelings for Tom.
8. In "Polepole," what does the Swahili "polepole" mean?
(a) Be happy.
(b) I do not know you.
(c) Take it slow.
(d) Liar.
9. In "Occupied," what "theme" does Ivy notice among the various protest signs (39)?
(a) Energy.
(b) Hope.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Anger.
10. In "Polepole," what does Daisy notice on the ride home that she did not notice the evening before?
(a) The real age of "the man."
(b) The windshield crack.
(c) The beauty of the landscape.
(d) The dog chained in back of the servants' quarters.
11. In "Polepole," what detail about "the man's" life does he claim he thought that Bragg would already have told Daisy?
(a) He was born in Kenya.
(b) He is married.
(c) He is wealthy.
(d) He has lost his job.
12. What thought makes Tom smile at the very end of "Green Glass"?
(a) That Fran feels ashamed of her relationship with the lawyer.
(b) That Fran is completely under his spell.
(c) That Buster once had a romantic interest in Tom's ex.
(d) That Buster's marriage will probably end in divorce.
13. In "The Torch," the woman's arm is compared in a simile to what object?
(a) A pane of glass.
(b) A bird's leg.
(c) A plank.
(d) A stick.
14. In "Polepole," what surprises Daisy about Cecily's reaction to "the man's" hitting the child?
(a) Daisy thinks that Cecily is angry, but Cecily actually seems to approve.
(b) Daisy thinks that Cecily is amused, but later Cecily yells at "the man."
(c) Daisy thinks that Cecily is disinterested, but then Cecily demands an apology.
(d) Daisy thinks that Cecily is embarrassed, but then Cecily just shrugs it off.
15. In "Green Glass," what does Tom say Fran should do with her feelings?
(a) Talk to her girlfriends.
(b) Get over them.
(c) Keep them to herself.
(d) Talk to a psychiatrist.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Polepole," what reason does Daisy give for being in Africa?
2. In "The Torch," what does the woman tell the man she wondered about him?
3. In "Occupied," what is Ivy's profession?
4. In "Polepole," what tribal people does the gate guard belong to?
5. On page 36 of "Occupied," which character is said to have "no intention at all"?
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