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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 only recently dead.
(c) He is a writer.
(d) He is in love with Rita.

2. At the beginning of "Green Glass," what does Fran want to know about Tom's ex-girlfriend?
(a) How many times a week she calls Tom.
(b) Whether she is still in contact with Tom's friends.
(c) Whether she will be at the wedding they are going to.
(d) Why she broke up with Tom.

3. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what is the rhetorical purpose of mentioning the rip in Ned's parka?
(a) It introduces Ned's capacity for violence.
(b) It reveals the family's poverty.
(c) It reinforces how young he is.
(d) It demonstrates that he is careless.

4. In "Occupied," what is the occupation of Ivy's lover?
(a) Photojournalist.
(b) Stockbroker.
(c) Community organizer.
(d) Embassy official.

5. In "Green Glass," what is implied by Tom's assertion that his breakup with his ex was a mutual decision?
(a) He does not want Fran to know why his ex left him.
(b) He is still in love with his ex.
(c) He is unsure about his future with Fran.
(d) His ego is wounded by the fact that she left him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what causes Ned to believe that the big man on the subway will not be willing to help him?

2. In "Green Glass," how does Fran feel about herself once she meets Tom's ex?

3. In "Why I Don't Write," what claim is implied by the list of female authors Jane Austen, Flannery O'Connor, and the Brontes?

4. On page 36 of "Occupied," which character is said to have "no intention at all"?

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

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