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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 frequently does the narrator’s boyfriend come over to her house, in "The Husband Stitch"?
(a) Every other month.
(b) Two or three times a week.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Once or twice a month.

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

3. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say is the second mistake a woman can make?
(a) Passion.
(b) Pride.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Coldness.

4. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe herself after having sex for the first time?
(a) Age-old with wisdom.
(b) The same age as her mother.
(c) Ruined.
(d) Newer than she has ever been.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" do to keep her son from trying to touch the ribbon?

3. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe her lovemaking with her boyfriend?

4. In the story of the old man and the old woman, in "The Husband Stitch," whose liver does the old woman eat?

5. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe herself, in the "dramatis personae" section?

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