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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, "Difficult at Parties".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator of "The Resident" imagine her drive into the mountains?
(a) As the beginning of a novel.
(b) As the prelude to a horror film.
(c) As the start of a TV show.
(d) As the end of a film about her marriage.

2. For how long has the narrator’s head been fuzzy, at the beginning of "Mothers"?
(a) Hours.
(b) Months.
(c) Days.
(d) Weeks.

3. What does the narrator of "The Resident" find on the third day of her walks around the lake?
(a) A hat.
(b) A canoe.
(c) A dock.
(d) A rowboat.

4. What effect does the photo shoot and the subsequent flight have on the narrator of "The Resident"?
(a) It makes her distrustful of Anele.
(b) It makes her very happy.
(c) It makes her bitter about her past.
(d) It makes her insecure about her body.

5. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe herself, in the "dramatis personae" section?
(a) Forgettable.
(b) Memorable.
(c) Forgetful.
(d) Passionate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Mothers" qualify her statement when she tells the baby she loves her?

2. How does the narrator characterize Petra’s mother, in "Real Women Have Bodies"?

3. What does the narrator of "The Resident" say her talent is?

4. What is the husband’s response when he unties the ribbon at the end of "The Husband Stitch"?

5. What role does Lydia attribute to the narrator of "The Resident"?

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