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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 5:00 A.M.: Writing as Ritual.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the salesman do while telling a story in "Not For Sale"?
(a) Slaps the girl's mother.
(b) Puts a ring on the girl's finger.
(c) Faints.
(d) Gives the girl a free bracelet.

2. How does the girl feel about living in the city?
(a) She hates it.
(b) She doesn't really care.
(c) She loves it.
(d) She makes fun of it.

3. What did the girl do in "The Lesson of the Sugarcane" while she waited in the car?
(a) Slept.
(b) Cried.
(c) Sweated.
(d) Day-dreamed.

4. In "The Story of My Body", why is the girl teased at school?
(a) For being overweight.
(b) For falling down.
(c) For not speaking English.
(d) For being skinny.

5. How is Fidel Castro described in "A Legion of Dark Angels"?
(a) Soft-spoken.
(b) Well-dressed.
(c) Bearded.
(d) Short.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the girl treat her father in "Dividir: To Divide"?

2. Why did the woman get "tokens" from Lydia?

3. Why did the author decide to wake up at 5 A.M.?

4. In "The Paterson Public Library", how many books does the girl check out to get her through the week?

5. What is the chameleon looking for in "The Chameleon"?

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