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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Polepole," what field do Bragg and "the man" work in?
(a) Art and antiquities.
(b) Government.
(c) Tourism.
(d) Journalism.

2. Where does "Polepole" take place?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) Botswana.
(c) Kenya.
(d) South Africa.

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

4. In "Occupied," what cause did Ivy knock on doors for when she was younger?
(a) Ending strip-mining in the Southwest.
(b) Closing America's nuclear plants.
(c) Ending the killing of Alaskan seals.
(d) Cleaning up polluted waterways.

5. In "Polepole," who is Babette?
(a) One of the children at "the man's" house.
(b) A woman who runs an orphanage.
(c) Daisy's colleague.
(d) Bragg's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Occupied," what is Ivy's profession?

2. In "Occupied," what causes Ivy to suddenly leave the park?

3. In "Polepole," who is Cecily?

4. In "Green Glass," how does Fran feel about herself once she meets Tom's ex?

5. In "Polepole," what is "Kibera"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Torch," what does the woman remember about being with John?

2. Describe the setting and context of "Polepole."

3. In "Polepole," what is Daisy's response to finding out that "the man" has a wife?

4. In "Occupied," what is the rhetorical purpose of the many descriptions of individual protestors?

5. On page 55 of "Green Glass," what does Fran mean when she says, "Men like to think women aren't sensitive, at convenient times"?

6. In "Occupied," what is the thematic significance of Ivy's realization that the encampment seems larger and more substantial in photographs that she has seen of it?

7. In "Occupied," what is implied by the repeated descriptions of the wind?

8. In "Polepole," what is the significance of Bragg's wink when he leaves Daisy to talk with "the man"?

9. In "Green Glass," what concern does Fran express about Tom's relationship with his ex, and how does Tom respond to her concerns?

10. In "Polepole," what meaning does Daisy assign to the look Cecily gives her at the end of the story?

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