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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, "Difficult at Parties".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" see outside the window of the car where she and her boyfriend have sex?
(a) Artists drawing.
(b) A hook-handed man.
(c) An old crone.
(d) A group of campers.

2. How does Benson protect herself against this ghost?
(a) She hires a medium.
(b) She sleeps with a crucifix.
(c) She performs an exorcism.
(d) She burns sage.

3. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe the story of the daughter in Paris?
(a) The most disingenuous story.
(b) The most forgettable story.
(c) The most common story.
(d) The most real story.

4. Who is Uncle E?
(a) Stabler.
(b) Abler.
(c) Evan the intern.
(d) Henson.

5. Who is Tristan, who appears in the final scene of "Mothers"?
(a) Mara’s brother.
(b) Mara’s boyfriend.
(c) Bad’s new lover.
(d) The narrator’s new lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the narrator and her husband go after their wedding, in "The Husband Stitch"?

2. What does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" say her boss Gizzy has lost?

3. Who does the DA dump Henson for?

4. What does the narrator of "The Resident" say her talent is?

5. What does the narrator of "Difficult at Parties" listen for when she watches the video of her and Paul making love?

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