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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 "The Torch," the woman's arm is compared in a simile to what object?
(a) A bird's leg.
(b) A plank.
(c) A pane of glass.
(d) A stick.

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) Spring break.
(b) The idiomatic expression "spring fever."
(c) The Arab Spring.
(d) Wedekind's play Spring Awakening.

3. In "Green Glass," what does Tom say Fran should do with her feelings?
(a) Talk to a psychiatrist.
(b) Talk to her girlfriends.
(c) Get over them.
(d) Keep them to herself.

4. In "Polepole," what does the Swahili "polepole" mean?
(a) I do not know you.
(b) Be happy.
(c) Liar.
(d) Take it slow.

5. In "Polepole," who is Cecily?
(a) Bragg's boss.
(b) "The man's" servant's wife.
(c) "The man's" wife.
(d) This is Daisy's real name.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Polepole," what does "the man" do when the boy spits at him?

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

3. On page 60 of "Green Glass," what is Tom's assessment of the lawyer that Fran used to date?

4. In "Occupied," what is implied in Minot's description of the man who "did not look American" (35)?

5. In "Polepole," where does Daisy meet "the man"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. On page 36 of "Occupied," what is meant by the assertion that "In her brain there was always a someone"?

3. In "Polepole," what difference is there between the way Daisy and "the man" view Kibera?

4. 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?

5. In "Green Glass," what causes Tom's ex to slap him, and what is his response to the incident?

6. In "Polepole," how do Daisy and "the man" react differently to his hitting the child?

7. Describe the couple who are the main characters of "The Torch."

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

9. In "Polepole," Daisy's comment of "I don't even know where I am" (3) has both a literal and a figurative meaning. Explain why this is so.

10. In "Occupied," how does Ivy feel about her friends' advice about Dexter?

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