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

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

3. Where do the narrator and her husband go after their wedding, in "The Husband Stitch"?
(a) California.
(b) Europe.
(c) Asia.
(d) South America.

4. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe the story of the daughter in Paris?
(a) The most disingenuous story.
(b) The most real story.
(c) The most forgettable story.
(d) The most common story.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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 is the moral of the story about the girl who died when her wedding dress had been exposed to embalming fluid?

4. How does the narrator of "Inventory" say that the virus ended up getting to her home?

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

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