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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. Who was the narrator’s first sexual experience with, in "Inventory"?
(a) One boy, one girl.
(b) A girl.
(c) A boy.
(d) Two boys, one girl.

2. Why does the narrator of "Mothers" say Bad left her?
(a) Because she was never around.
(b) Because Bad was broken.
(c) Because she asked too much.
(d) Because she didn’t have what Bad needed.

3. For how long has the narrator’s head been fuzzy, at the beginning of "Mothers"?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Months.
(c) Days.
(d) Hours.

4. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe the boy she meets in the beginning of the story?
(a) Fine.
(b) Craggy.
(c) Aloof.
(d) High-maintenance.

5. 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 is horrified and instantaneously repentant.
(c) He groans and says no.
(d) He is delighted like a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Father Jones feeding the girl on the rooftop before she fell off?

2. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe her lovemaking with her boyfriend?

3. How does Benson keep the girls-with-bells-for-eyes from her apartment?

4. What did Bad do to the narrator of "Mothers" on the "last night of us" (61)?

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

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