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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 "The Husband Stitch" describe herself after having sex for the first time?
(a) Ruined.
(b) Age-old with wisdom.
(c) The same age as her mother.
(d) Newer than she has ever been.

2. What confirms to the narrator of "The Resident" that she has arrived at a place from her past?
(a) The sighing of the trees.
(b) The familiar dock and beach.
(c) The rhythm of the waves in the lake.
(d) The mist.

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

4. How many sisters does the narrator of "Eight Bites" have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

5. When did the reports of women going incorporeal begin?
(a) At the height of the recession.
(b) During the protests.
(c) At the height of the epidemic.
(d) At the beginning of the war.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" takes an art course, she meets another woman with a ribbon—where is it?

3. What does the narrator of "The Resident" say it means to be a resident?

4. Who does the narrator of "Eight Bites" say her daughter lives with in Portland?

5. How long is it, after the doctor says that he might have to perform a Caesarean section delivery, that the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" gives birth?

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