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

2. What kind of illness does the narrator of "The Resident" come down with?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Shingles.
(c) Fever.
(d) Cold.

3. How does Benson protect herself against this ghost?
(a) She performs an exorcism.
(b) She sleeps with a crucifix.
(c) She hires a medium.
(d) She burns sage.

4. What is Petra’s mother sewing into the dresses she makes?
(a) Taffeta ribbons.
(b) Incorporeal girls.
(c) Lace.
(d) Sequins.

5. What does the narrator of "Eight Bites" order for her last meal?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Clam chowder.
(c) Oysters.
(d) Steak.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" labor for, with her child?

2. How does Anele’s photo of the narrator of "The Resident" make her look?

3. What does the narrator say Benson’s fridge resembles after her grocery trip?

4. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" see outside the window of the car where she and her boyfriend have sex?

5. What does the narrator of "The Resident" say her wife mocks her for?

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