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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Café Mort" and "Boston Common at Twilight".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Café Mort," what does the narrator guess about the man "with eyes ringed like a raccoon's" (94)?
(a) He was murdered.
(b) He is a writer.
(c) He is only recently dead.
(d) He is in love with Rita.

2. On page 108 of "Boston Common at Twilight," what causes Ned to feel "something hot and terrible rush through him"?
(a) The woman shows Ned the knife.
(b) The woman tells Ned that he will need to come back to her apartment.
(c) He notices that the woman may be trying to disguise her biological sex.
(d) The woman grabs Ned's arm.

3. In "Occupied," who is Henry?
(a) Ivy's ex-husband.
(b) Ivy's boss.
(c) Ivy's son.
(d) Ivy's lover.

4. In "Why I Don't Write," what is a logical antecedent for "one" in the sentence "He got another one, prettier, younger" (72)?
(a) Boss.
(b) Friend.
(c) Colleague.
(d) Wife.

5. In "Why I Don't Write," what city is the narrator invited to visit?
(a) Lima.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Copenhagen.
(d) Montreal.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what is the name of Ned's aunt?

2. In "While It Lasts," what does George compliment Isabel on?

3. At the end of "Café Mort," what question does Rita ask the narrator on page 101?

4. In "Occupied," Ivy sees a "doppelgänger." What does she see?

5. In "Green Glass," what is Tom's last name?

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