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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 149 - 188).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What went wrong in Hanna's father's life?
(a) He came from a long line of thieves and was never expected to earn an honest living.
(b) He came from a family of miners, but when the mines closed before he could start work, he was lost.
(c) He was terribly abused in his childhood.
(d) He became a bitter man after he was passed over for a big promotion in his job.

2. Who is Hanna's twin sister's husband?
(a) Larry.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Logan.
(d) Luke.

3. What does a frigid woman wear in the story "Difficult Women"?
(a) Pajamas.
(b) Baggy sweatpants and shirts.
(c) Form-fitting clothes that show off her lean and toned body.
(d) Business skirts and suits that fit loosely.

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

5. What habit does the narrator engage in that her husband chastises her for in "Bone Density"?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Biting her nails.
(c) Running.
(d) Smoking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret of the stone thrower's does the stone thrower's glass wife discover?

2. What does Sal do that upsets Caridad?

3. What does a crazy woman bring to her child's school for a snack that another mother does not like in the story "Difficult Women"?

4. Why does Sarah say she will not go to the police after William Livingston III comes to her apartment?

5. What does the narrator discover at her medical appointment at the end of the story "The Mark of Cain"?

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