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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator’s husband asks if the ribbon is secret, what does she tell him?
(a) She says that he can untie it in time.
(b) She says that it is a secret.
(c) She says that it is not hers to give him.
(d) She says that it is not secret, it is just hers.

2. How are Abler and Henson different from Stabler and Benson?
(a) Abler and Henson are teachers.
(b) Abler and Henson are sleeping together.
(c) Abler and Henson are not romantically involved.
(d) Abler and Henson are criminals.

3. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say she feels when the boy "breaks" her?
(a) Lost at sea.
(b) Being abducted.
(c) Lost in a forest.
(d) Arriving home.

4. What TV show is "Especially Heinous" a play on?
(a) Law and Order.
(b) That 70s Show.
(c) Bones.
(d) The Big Bang Theory.

5. When the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" takes an art course, she meets another woman with a ribbon—where is it?
(a) Around her ankle.
(b) Around her forehead.
(c) Around her ring finger.
(d) Around her wrist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Benson grabs the girl-with-bells-for-eyes’ bells?

2. What happens when Benson tries to push the girls with bells with eyes away from her?

3. What was Father Jones feeding the girl on the rooftop before she fell off?

4. How does Benson protect herself against this ghost?

5. Who is Uncle E?

Short Essay Questions

1. What can the title of this book mean?

2. What is Benson’s relationship with produce?

3. What kind of relationship does the narrator have with the woman from the art class?

4. What role do the interns play in Stabler and Benson’s drama?

5. What is the importance of the act of making lists, in "Inventory"?

6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the sexual frankness in Her Body and Other Parties?

7. What is the significance of the narrator’s green ribbon, in "The Husband Stitch"?

8. What was Father Jones’ relationship with the girl who fell from the rooftop?

9. How would you describe the atmosphere Machado creates in "Especial Heinous"?

10. What does Stabler do to complicate relations with his wife in "Especial Heinous"?

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