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

2. How are Abler and Henson different from Stabler and Benson?
(a) Abler and Henson are teachers.
(b) Abler and Henson are not romantically involved.
(c) Abler and Henson are sleeping together.
(d) Abler and Henson are criminals.

3. What does Stabler discover his wife had seen in her twenties?
(a) A sasquatch.
(b) A hook-handed hitch-hiker.
(c) A UFO.
(d) A river monster.

4. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say she does for her boyfriend, which is not normal?
(a) Teaches him about sex.
(b) Asks him about his worst secrets.
(c) Asks him to make love before marriage.
(d) Meets all his needs in sex.

5. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe herself, in the "dramatis personae" section?
(a) Forgetful.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Memorable.
(d) Forgettable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benson typically do with her groceries?

2. What lesson does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" learn after she gives birth?

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

4. In the story of the pioneer husband and wife, in "The Husband Stitch," what happens to the child?

5. Who is Uncle E?

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