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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (pages 101-147).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Carolina when she testifies in court against Mr. Peter?
(a) She faints.
(b) She gets hysterical and needs to be sedated.
(c) She wets her pants.
(d) She vomits.

2. Who leaves her baby with Natasha in the story "Break All the Way Down"?
(a) Riley.
(b) Anna Lisa.
(c) Miriam.
(d) Joy.

3. What do Ben and Natasha do with the baby they have been given to care for?
(a) They take her to a state far away near the ocean.
(b) They give her to the man Natasha had been living with, who is the baby's father.
(c) They put her up for adoption.
(d) They return her to her mother.

4. How does a loose woman sit at the bar in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) With an indifference about who actually sees her there, trying to make it seem like she does not care about anything.
(b) Fearfully, hoping that no one will approach her.
(c) Self-consciously.
(d) In a skimpy outfit that is suggestive.

5. What kind of activity do Tate and the unnamed narrator organize for other women in the story "Baby Arm"?
(a) A high-stakes poker night.
(b) A fight club where women can come to beat each other up.
(c) A night-time swimming class in shark-infested waters.
(d) A roller derby where the participants compete for drugs and money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Marcy lived her whole life before moving to Florida in the story "Florida"?

2. What effect does death have on girls in the story "Difficult Women"?

3. What kind of car does William Livingston III drive?

4. Who is Hanna's father?

5. What does Sal do that upsets Caridad?

(see the answer key)

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