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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," what causes Ivy to suddenly leave the park?
(a) She realizes what time it is.
(b) A police officer tells her to get out of the park.
(c) One of the protesters accosts her.
(d) She wants to get away from the doppelgänger.

2. In "Occupied," what does the phrase "the 99%" refer to (33)?
(a) Wealth distribution.
(b) Lifespan.
(c) Military service.
(d) Voter's rights.

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

4. In "While It Lasts," what does Bonnie think is Isabel's problem with finding love?
(a) She thinks that Isabel's standards are too high.
(b) She thinks that Isabel is not serious enough about life.
(c) She thinks that Isabel might not actually be attracted to men.
(d) She thinks that Isabel's drinking turns men off.

5. In "Polepole," when "the man" is trying to persuade Daisy to see him again, what does she wish he would stop saying?
(a) Her name.
(b) That he needs her.
(c) That she "owes" him.
(d) That she has nothing to lose.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Why I Don't Write," what is the likely source of items like "Sponge. Lemon. Milk" (66)?

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

3. In "Occupied," who is Henry?

4. 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)?

5. At the beginning of "Green Glass," what does Fran want to know about Tom's ex-girlfriend?

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