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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 does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say stories can do to happiness?
(a) Preventing it happening.
(b) Awarding it to the right person.
(c) Manufacturing it out of nothing.
(d) Snuff it out.

2. How old is the narrator at the beginning of "The Husband Stitch"?
(a) 17.
(b) 42.
(c) 21.
(d) 12.

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

4. What is the narrator’s husband’s response, to her answer about whether the ribbon is secret?
(a) He makes her pay for keeping it to herself.
(b) He falls asleep angry.
(c) He forgives her and withdraws.
(d) He threatens to hold her and untie it by force.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" give the reader instructions for?

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

3. How long does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" labor for, with her child?

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

5. When the narrator’s husband asks if the ribbon is secret, what does she tell him?

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