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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, "The Resident".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say Benson’s fridge resembles after her grocery trip?
(a) The Garden of Eden.
(b) A lush market.
(c) A plastic desert.
(d) The rain forest.

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

3. What does the narrator of "The Resident" say her wife mocks her for?
(a) Her impatience.
(b) Her strong reactions to things.
(c) Her indecision about things.
(d) Her single-minded determination.

4. Who does the narrator of "The Resident" see having sex with Diego at night?
(a) Anele.
(b) The painter.
(c) Edna.
(d) Lydia.

5. What is the term for Abler and Henson?
(a) Doppelgangers.
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) Shadows.
(d) Twins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What metaphor does Father Jones use to compare the girl who fell off the roof?

2. In the story of the old man and the old woman, in "The Husband Stitch," whose liver does the old woman eat?

3. What is the name of the narrator’s cottage?

4. What does the policeman have on his lip, in "The Resident"?

5. What does the girl in the Brownie song look for?

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