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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 "While It Lasts," what does George compliment Isabel on?
(a) Her smile.
(b) Her legs.
(c) Her voice.
(d) Her wit.

2. In "While It Lasts," what does Isabel ask Bonnie about George's job?
(a) Whether he has started spending more time at work.
(b) Whether Bonnie is comfortable with what he does for a living.
(c) Whether he is interested in a promotion.
(d) Whether Bonnie knows exactly what it is.

3. In "Polepole," what does his servant's wife call "the man"?
(a) Baba.
(b) Uncle T.
(c) Bwana.
(d) Mistah T.

4. According to "Why I Don't Write," what is the problem with making donations?
(a) You'll be asked for more.
(b) People do not appreciate them enough.
(c) They do not go to the purpose you intended.
(d) The tax write-off is not high enough.

5. In "Occupied," what does Ivy feel when she thinks about walking with her son?
(a) She feels lonely for adult company.
(b) She wonders why she did not have another child.
(c) She is amazed by his faith in her.
(d) She feels sad that his father is not with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Polepole," what tribal people does the gate guard belong to?

2. In "Why I Don't Write," what song title does the narrator think of?

3. In "Green Glass," what assumption does Tom make about Fran's relationship with the lawyer?

4. In "Why I Don't Write," what claim is made about the impact of having children on female writers?

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

(see the answer key)

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