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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 "Why I Don't Write," what feeling does the narrator say "used to have a ragged pain, sometimes wafty, sometimes sharp as needles" (70)?
(a) Ambition.
(b) Love.
(c) Caring.
(d) Grief.

2. In "Green Glass," what is Tom's response to Fran's questions about what he was like when he was with his ex?
(a) He pulls the car over and tells Fran to get out.
(b) He tells Fran that she is losing her mind.
(c) He laughs and tells Fran to shut up.
(d) He tells Fran that he never asks questions about her past.

3. On page 73 of "Why I Don't Write," the list of what "Bob Dylan says," ("He's all right" and "He's not all right") is an example of which technique?
(a) Ambiguity.
(b) Tautology.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Oxymoron.

4. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what does Ned remember most from the day of the assault?
(a) The trees in Boston Common.
(b) The face of the Bodega owner.
(c) The smell of the woman's apartment.
(d) The sound of the subway train arriving.

5. In "While It Lasts," what does Bonnie do for a living?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is an interior designer.
(c) She is a public defender.
(d) She is a psychologist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Occupied," in what colors is Ivy's lover's room decorated?

3. In "Why I Don't Write," what does the narrator say "used ot be more awful" (72)?

4. At what time of year does "Boston Common at Twilight" take place?

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

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