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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "Why I Don't Write" and "While It Lasts".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Occupied," in what colors is Ivy's lover's room decorated?
(a) Brown and olive.
(b) Variations of grey.
(c) Red, white, and blue.
(d) Black and white.

2. In "Occupied," why does Ivy get into a bike accident?
(a) An angry pedestrian shoves her bike toward the street.
(b) She rides through a construction zone.
(c) The white van will not let her merge.
(d) She becomes lightheaded and almost faints.

3. In "Why I Don't Write," what does the narrator have a dream about?
(a) Sledding.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Lobsters.

4. In "Polepole," what detail about "the man's" life does he claim he thought that Bragg would already have told Daisy?
(a) He has lost his job.
(b) He is married.
(c) He is wealthy.
(d) He was born in Kenya.

5. In "Polepole," what do the details of "the man's" home tell the reader about him?
(a) He is more sensitive than he seems to be at first.
(b) He does not care about his surroundings.
(c) He is not really committed to staying in Kenya.
(d) He lives in comparative comfort.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Polepole," what does his servant's wife call "the man"?

2. On page 66 of "Why I Don't Write," what is ironic about the diagnosis of the computer problem "Your system must be overloaded"?

3. In "Green Glass," why is Tom's ex at the wedding?

4. In "While It Lasts," what does Isabel ask Bonnie about George's job?

5. In "Polepole," what is the name of "the man's" household employee?

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