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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. What thought makes Tom smile at the very end of "Green Glass"?
(a) That Fran is completely under his spell.
(b) That Buster's marriage will probably end in divorce.
(c) That Fran feels ashamed of her relationship with the lawyer.
(d) That Buster once had a romantic interest in Tom's ex.

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

3. In "Polepole," what surprises Daisy about Cecily's reaction to "the man's" hitting the child?
(a) Daisy thinks that Cecily is embarrassed, but then Cecily just shrugs it off.
(b) Daisy thinks that Cecily is disinterested, but then Cecily demands an apology.
(c) Daisy thinks that Cecily is amused, but later Cecily yells at "the man."
(d) Daisy thinks that Cecily is angry, but Cecily actually seems to approve.

4. In "Polepole," what reason does Daisy give for being in Africa?
(a) It is where the company she works for sent her.
(b) It is where her grandparents are from.
(c) She has always wanted to help the people of Africa.
(d) She could not relate to her home town in Connecticut.

5. In "The Torch," where does the dying woman announce they will go on the following day?
(a) Out dancing.
(b) To the beach.
(c) To a party.
(d) To the movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Occupied," who does Ivy think that she sees in the park?

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

3. In "The Torch," what is the first question that the woman asks?

4. In "Occupied," why does Ivy get into a bike accident?

5. In "Occupied," what does Ivy feel that she sees in a new and fascinating way when she tries to look from her lover's perspective?

(see the answer key)

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