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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 "The Torch," what is the husband's name?
(a) Richard.
(b) John.
(c) Edward.
(d) Andrew.

2. In "The Torch," the detail about the husband having watched his wife's face go through many changes is probably included in order to establish what?
(a) Sometimes the ways that people change in a marriage end up hurting the relationship.
(b) As she has changed over the years, he has gradually grown to love her.
(c) He really is her husband and they have been together for many years.
(d) Although a person's face changes over time, at heart they stay the same.

3. In "Polepole," what is the name of "the man's" household employee?
(a) Theodore.
(b) Mpenda.
(c) Edmund.
(d) Jaali.

4. In "Polepole," who is Cecily?
(a) "The man's" servant's wife.
(b) "The man's" wife.
(c) Bragg's boss.
(d) This is Daisy's real name.

5. In "The Torch," the woman's arm is compared in a simile to what object?
(a) A stick.
(b) A pane of glass.
(c) A plank.
(d) A bird's leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 71 of "Why I Don't Write," of which author does the narrator say, "Open any page...and have the top of your head taken off"?

2. 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?

3. On page 84 of "While It Lasts," what does Mr. Buffy tell Bonnie and George about love?

4. In "Green Glass," what is the name of the groom at the wedding?

5. On page 75 of "Why I Don't Write," the exclamation point in "Passing a man who holds your gaze!" is likely meant to convey what emotions?

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