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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author writes in Chapter 4 that the "sigh is the pathway to" what?
(a) "Vulnerability."
(b) "Love."
(c) "Breath."
(d) "The self."

2. What does the real estate woman repeatedly say to the author's friend when she is showing the author her house in Chapter 3?
(a) How uncomfortable she makes her feel.
(b) How comfortable she makes her feel.
(c) That she is welcome to return and visit.
(d) That she reminds her of her sister.

3. What word from Chapter 5 refers to humor or frivolity, especially in the treatment of a serious matter?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Irony.
(c) Cultivation.
(d) Levity.

4. What does the author describe happening at the drugstore in Chapter 5?
(a) Her friend slips and falls.
(b) She is falsely arrested.
(c) Her card is declined.
(d) A man breaks in line ahead of her.

5. Where does the school girl attend school in Chapter 1?
(a) The PS 242.
(b) The St. Edwards School.
(c) The Sts. Philip and James School.
(d) The School for the Blind.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, the author writes, "A friend tells you he has seen a photograph of you on the Internet and he wants to know why you look so" what?

2. How does the author respond when a friend says in Chapter 3, "You are always on sabbatical"?

3. What word from Chapter 3 means lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought?

4. What does the author claim "won't attach you to anything no matter how depleted you feel" in Chapter 5?

5. The author concludes Chapter 3 by saying that what "shouldn't be an ambition"?

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