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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," what are the boxes of books being used for?
(a) To raise money for the protest.
(b) A lending library.
(c) To hold down the plastic tarps.
(d) An informal school.

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

3. In "Polepole," what tribal people does the gate guard belong to?
(a) Kikuyu.
(b) Embu.
(c) Ogaden.
(d) Maasai.

4. 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?
(a) Children.
(b) Traffic.
(c) Trees.
(d) Skyscrapers.

5. 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) He really is her husband and they have been together for many years.
(b) As she has changed over the years, he has gradually grown to love her.
(c) Sometimes the ways that people change in a marriage end up hurting the relationship.
(d) Although a person's face changes over time, at heart they stay the same.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Torch," what is the husband's name?

2. In "Occupied," what is Ivy's profession?

3. What thought makes Tom smile at the very end of "Green Glass"?

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

5. In "Occupied," what does Ivy see that looks like a statue at first?

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