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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Occupied" and "Green Glass".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. On page 38 of "Occupied," which phrase describes how Ivy feels when she plays with her son?
(a) "White with light."
(b) "Unguarded and trusting."
(c) "Ironically unengaged."
(d) "A robotic performer."

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

5. In "Occupied," Ivy sees a "doppelgänger." What does she see?
(a) Someone who looks like the twin of an unrelated person.
(b) The hallucination of a disembodied spirit.
(c) A statue of a mythological creature.
(d) A puppet or dummy that has an eerily lifelike quality.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Occupied," what cause did Ivy knock on doors for when she was younger?

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

3. In "The Torch," the woman's arm is compared in a simile to what object?

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

5. In "Polepole," where does Daisy meet "the man"?

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