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

2. How long does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" labor for, with her child?
(a) 20 hours.
(b) Two days.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

3. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say she feels when the boy "breaks" her?
(a) Lost in a forest.
(b) Being abducted.
(c) Arriving home.
(d) Lost at sea.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say is the moral of the story about the girl who died when her wedding dress had been exposed to embalming fluid?

2. At what age does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say her memory started?

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

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

5. Where do the narrator and her husband go after their wedding, in "The Husband Stitch"?

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