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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1, "The Husband Stitch" - Chapter 2, "Inventory".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does pregnancy do to the narrator and her husband’s desire for each other, in "The Husband Stitch"?
(a) It frightens them.
(b) It makes them cautious and delicate.
(c) It makes them more chaste and religious.
(d) It gives them more perversities to play out.

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

3. What is the husband’s response when he unties the ribbon at the end of "The Husband Stitch"?
(a) He is delighted like a child.
(b) He is vengefully satisfied.
(c) He is horrified and instantaneously repentant.
(d) He groans and says no.

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

5. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say she told a story about at the supermarket, when she was young?
(a) Eyes in the grapes.
(b) Nails in the seafood.
(c) Fingers in the chicken.
(d) Toes in the potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" not tell the reader, about the opening where her head was attached to her body?

2. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say she does for her boyfriend, which is not normal?

3. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say is the third mistake a woman can make?

4. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe the story of the daughter in Paris?

5. How old is the narrator at the beginning of "The Husband Stitch"?

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