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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, "The Resident".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the baby is the narrator of "Mothers" most afraid of?
(a) Her lips.
(b) The soft spot on her head.
(c) Her toes.
(d) Her fingers.

2. What does the narrator of "The Resident" do to treat the raised bumps that appear on her body?
(a) Pierce them with a needle.
(b) Bandage them tightly.
(c) Apply lotion to them.
(d) Ignore them.

3. How does the narrator of "Mothers" describe Bad?
(a) Like dirt that has never known rain.
(b) Like an ocean that washes through every breakwater.
(c) Like a river that has been dammed.
(d) Like the moon.

4. What do Anele and the narrator have to run from after their photo shoot, in "The Resident"?
(a) A bear.
(b) An avalanche.
(c) A thunderstorm.
(d) Bees.

5. What do people who have had the procedure say at restaurants, in "Eight Bites"?
(a) "Thanks, I don’t need any."
(b) "I’d love some more."
(c) "I couldn’t possibly."
(d) "It can’t hurt to have another."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. U do to the narrator of "Eight Bites"?

2. What quality best suits the narrator’s co-worker Natalie?

3. What does the gas station attendant say about the TV show in "The Resident"?

4. How does the narrator of "The Resident" characterize her novel?

5. What does the narrator of "The Resident" say she is driving toward?

(see the answer key)

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