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

2. In "Polepole," why does "the man" pull over when he is driving Daisy home after dinner?
(a) There is a buffalo in the road.
(b) He wants to kiss her.
(c) He needs to check the route.
(d) His Jeep is out of gas.

3. In "Polepole," what do the details of "the man's" home tell the reader about him?
(a) He does not care about his surroundings.
(b) He lives in comparative comfort.
(c) He is not really committed to staying in Kenya.
(d) He is more sensitive than he seems to be at first.

4. In "Polepole," what does the Swahili "polepole" mean?
(a) Be happy.
(b) I do not know you.
(c) Liar.
(d) Take it slow.

5. In "Occupied," what are Ivy's friends referring to when they tell her "You don't want that" (40)?
(a) Her divorce.
(b) Her troublesome client.
(c) Her relationship with her lover.
(d) Her move out of New York.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On page 8 of "Polepole," what does Daisy ask "the man" if he is worried about?

3. In "Polepole," after "the man" punishes the older boy, how does the boy react?

4. In "Occupied," what topical event is alluded to in the page 35 sign that says "Now it is 'spring' all over the world"?

5. In "The Torch," who is the husband waiting for at the end of the story?

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