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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3, "Mothers" - Chapter 4, "Especially Heinous".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Eyes in the grapes.
(c) Fingers in the chicken.
(d) Toes in the potatoes.

3. How does Benson protect herself against this ghost?
(a) She burns sage.
(b) She hires a medium.
(c) She performs an exorcism.
(d) She sleeps with a crucifix.

4. What is the narrator inventorying in "Inventory"?
(a) Lovers.
(b) Orgasms.
(c) Houses.
(d) Teachers.

5. 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?
(a) Some things should not be spoken.
(b) Marriage is a sacrament.
(c) Sacred things should not be touched.
(d) Being poor will kill you.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator of "Mothers" dream love might be able to do?

3. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say she knows as soon as she kisses the boy?

4. What happens when Benson tries to push the girls with bells with eyes away from her?

5. Who was the narrator’s first sexual experience with, in "Inventory"?

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