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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. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say is the second mistake a woman can make?
(a) Passion.
(b) Pride.
(c) Coldness.
(d) Indifference.

2. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say is the first mistake a woman can make?
(a) Having a vision.
(b) Boasting.
(c) Scoffing.
(d) Selfishness.

3. How does the narrator of "Mothers" describe Bad’s baby’s eyes?
(a) Like flashing migraine aura.
(b) Like deer eyes.
(c) Like Japanese beetles.
(d) Like police sirens.

4. Where did the narrator of "Mothers" meet Bad?
(a) At a wedding.
(b) At work.
(c) At a conference.
(d) At the ocean.

5. How does Benson keep the girls-with-bells-for-eyes from her apartment?
(a) By casting a spell.
(b) By performing an exorcism.
(c) By lining the entrances with salt.
(d) By playing loud music to cover their bells.

Short Answer Questions

1. What power does Stabler acquire from Father Jones?

2. What is the term for Abler and Henson?

3. Why does the narrator of "Mothers" say Bad left her?

4. What lesson does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" learn after she gives birth?

5. What does Stabler discover his wife had seen in her twenties?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "the husband stitch" refer to?

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

3. What is the effect of the narrator remembering scenes of sexual intimacy within the context of the virus destroying civilization?

4. How would you describe the relationship between the narrator and Bad in "Mothers"?

5. What can the title of this book mean?

6. What do we know about the virus that is killing people off in "Inventory"?

7. How does Benson learn to protect herself from the girls with bells for eyes?

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

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

10. Why do Stabler and Benson notch their furniture?

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