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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 does the narrator of "Inventory" say that the virus ended up getting to her home?
(a) It was inevitable.
(b) It overcame their protective measures.
(c) She invited it in.
(d) She got careless.

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

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

4. What color is the narrator’s ribbon in "The Husband Stitch"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say she feels like doing when she hears her husband asking the doctor for the ‘extra stitch’ after she gives birth?

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

5. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe herself after having sex for the first time?

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