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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 madman hide his bomb?
(a) Under a manhole cover.
(b) In the subway turnstile.
(c) Under a park bench.
(d) Under a bridge.

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

3. In the story of the pioneer husband and wife, in "The Husband Stitch," what happens to the child?
(a) She turns feral.
(b) She becomes a wood nymph.
(c) She dies.
(d) She is rescued by gypsies.

4. How does the narrator of "Mothers" describe Bad?
(a) Like the moon.
(b) Like a river that has been dammed.
(c) Like dirt that has never known rain.
(d) Like an ocean that washes through every breakwater.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Mothers" describe Bad’s baby’s eyes?

2. Where is the home the narrator dreams about, in ‘Mothers’?

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

4. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say is the third mistake a woman can make?

5. What noise does Stabler hear, repeatedly, in "Especially Heinous"?

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