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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (pages 45 - 99).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does a frigid woman go at night in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) To the gym.
(b) To the wine bar.
(c) To the places where people have secrets.
(d) To the river.

2. Why do Savvie and Carolina not need to work or worry about money?
(a) They have a trust fund.
(b) They invented a very valuable device and live on the royalties from their invention.
(c) Their parents support them.
(d) A jury awarded them each a large amount of money because of their ordeal.

3. What does Magnus teach Kate how to do outside his trailer?
(a) Cut trees.
(b) Milk cows.
(c) Paint houses.
(d) Use a snowblower.

4. Who does a frigid woman surround herself with in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) Many different kinds of men.
(b) She has a husband and child who sometimes gang up on her.
(c) Her siblings.
(d) Her work colleagues.

5. What news does the narrator share with Jacob first towards the end of the story "The Mark of Cain"?
(a) She is leaving her husband.
(b) She is dying.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She has a child in another state.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a loose woman's apartment look like in the story "Difficult Women"?

2. What kind of activity do Tate and the unnamed narrator organize for other women in the story "Baby Arm"?

3. Who is the unnamed narrator's best friend in the story "Baby Arm"?

4. Which identical twin does the narrator in "The Mark of Cain" prefer?

5. What band does Kate love?

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