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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3, "Mothers" - Chapter 4, "Especially Heinous".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" labor for, with her child?
(a) Two days.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 20 hours.

2. Who warns the narrator of "Mothers" that Bad’s treatment of her is not normal?
(a) Her mother.
(b) A policeman.
(c) Bad.
(d) A teacher.

3. What characteristic does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say stories have?
(a) They drain each other like rivers taking water out of the hills.
(b) They absorb each other’s strengths like fire.
(c) They run together like raindrops in a pond.
(d) They run apart from each other like magnets pushing each other away.

4. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe her lovemaking with her boyfriend?
(a) Rutting.
(b) Screwing.
(c) Soul-dancing.
(d) Making love.

5. When the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" takes an art course, she meets another woman with a ribbon—where is it?
(a) Around her ring finger.
(b) Around her forehead.
(c) Around her ankle.
(d) Around her wrist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What metaphor does Father Jones use to compare the girl who fell off the roof?

2. What does Benson think the two-beat drumming is?

3. What power does Stabler acquire from Father Jones?

4. What kinds of crimes do Stabler and Benson investigate in "Especially Heinous"?

5. What color is the narrator’s ribbon in "The Husband Stitch"?

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