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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. Where does the virus start, in "Inventory"?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) California.
(c) Nevada.
(d) Minnesota.

2. Where does the narrator of "Inventory" go in the end?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Canada.
(c) An island off the coast of Maine.
(d) Nantucket.

3. What does the daughter find, when she gets back to the hotel, in the story of the daughter in Paris?
(a) Her mother has all the help she needed.
(b) Her mother is better.
(c) Her mother is dead.
(d) Her mother is gone.

4. Who was the narrator’s first sexual experience with, in "Inventory"?
(a) Two boys, one girl.
(b) One boy, one girl.
(c) A girl.
(d) A boy.

5. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say her husband caresses her ribbon?
(a) As if he were touching her sex.
(b) As if he were solving a math problem.
(c) As if he were drawing inspiration from it.
(d) As if he were considering murdering her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator inventorying in "Inventory"?

2. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say she told a story about at the supermarket, when she was young?

3. What is the narrator’s husband’s response, to her answer about whether the ribbon is secret?

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

5. What does pregnancy do to the narrator and her husband’s desire for each other, in "The Husband Stitch"?

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