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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, "Real Women Have Bodies" - Chapter 6 "Eight Bites".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe other people who have had the procedure?
(a) Withered.
(b) Robust.
(c) Bony.
(d) Svelte.

2. What does Benson think the two-beat drumming is?
(a) The city breathing.
(b) Her own heartbeat.
(c) Her breathing.
(d) Stabler’s heartbeat.

3. How does the narrator of "Mothers" describe Bad’s baby’s eyes?
(a) Like deer eyes.
(b) Like flashing migraine aura.
(c) Like police sirens.
(d) Like Japanese beetles.

4. How does Benson keep the girls-with-bells-for-eyes from her apartment?
(a) By casting a spell.
(b) By performing an exorcism.
(c) By lining the entrances with salt.
(d) By playing loud music to cover their bells.

5. What does the décor of Glam remind its customers of?
(a) Candy.
(b) Mortality.
(c) Youth.
(d) A museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Petra’s mother sewing into the dresses she makes?

2. What does the narrator of "Eight Bites" think about herself when she considers her last meal?

3. For how long has the narrator’s head been fuzzy, at the beginning of "Mothers"?

4. How many sisters does the narrator of "Eight Bites" have?

5. In the story of the pioneer husband and wife, in "The Husband Stitch," what happens to the child?

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