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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, "Difficult at Parties".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say stories can do to happiness?
(a) Awarding it to the right person.
(b) Manufacturing it out of nothing.
(c) Snuff it out.
(d) Preventing it happening.

2. What does the policeman have on his lip, in "The Resident"?
(a) Frosting.
(b) Spinach.
(c) A cold sore.
(d) Soup.

3. What quality best suits the narrator’s co-worker Natalie?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Elegance.
(d) Indifference.

4. How old is Petra when her incorporeality begins?
(a) 19.
(b) 22.
(c) 17.
(d) 29.

5. What effect does the photo shoot and the subsequent flight have on the narrator of "The Resident"?
(a) It makes her insecure about her body.
(b) It makes her distrustful of Anele.
(c) It makes her bitter about her past.
(d) It makes her very happy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator of "The Resident" say the hotel resembles?

3. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe the boy she meets in the beginning of the story?

4. What does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" compare Glam to?

5. How many sisters does the narrator of "Eight Bites" have?

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