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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. How old is the narrator at the beginning of "The Husband Stitch"?
(a) 21.
(b) 12.
(c) 42.
(d) 17.

2. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say she knows as soon as she kisses the boy?
(a) That they will marry.
(b) That she will regret knowing him.
(c) That he will kill her.
(d) That he will give her a daughter.

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

4. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say is the first mistake a woman can make?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Scoffing.
(c) Boasting.
(d) Having a vision.

5. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say is the third mistake a woman can make?
(a) Being right.
(b) Being a stranger.
(c) Being seen.
(d) Being wanted.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say she feels when the boy "breaks" her?

2. What characteristic does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say stories have?

3. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe the boy she meets in the beginning of the story?

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

5. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say stories can do to happiness?

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