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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. In the story of the old man and the old woman, in "The Husband Stitch," whose liver does the old woman eat?
(a) A ghost’s.
(b) Her husband’s.
(c) A corpse’s.
(d) Her own.

2. Who does Benson catch by Googling her OKCupid date?
(a) A rapist.
(b) A murderer.
(c) A robber.
(d) A stalker.

3. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say she feels like doing when she hears her husband asking the doctor for the ‘extra stitch’ after she gives birth?
(a) Vomiting.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Crying.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the DA dump Henson for?

2. What part of the baby is the narrator of "Mothers" most afraid of?

3. How frequently does Benson buy groceries?

4. How old is the narrator at the beginning of "The Husband Stitch"?

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

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