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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Listen" and "The Language of Cats and Dogs".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "While It Lasts," what does Isabel ask Bonnie about George's job?
(a) Whether he has started spending more time at work.
(b) Whether Bonnie is comfortable with what he does for a living.
(c) Whether he is interested in a promotion.
(d) Whether Bonnie knows exactly what it is.

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

3. In "Polepole," what is "Kibera"?
(a) A large slum.
(b) One of "the man's" servants' children.
(c) One of "the man's" children.
(d) The Swahili word for "hello."

4. In "Polepole," where does Daisy meet "the man"?
(a) At the lake.
(b) At work.
(c) At a party.
(d) At a bar.

5. On page 131 of "The Language of Cats and Dogs," what technique is used when Sophie thinks of the "fish tank of his littered car"?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Anthropomorphism.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does "Polepole" take place?

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

4. In "The Language of Cats and Dogs," what does Sophie remember about the walk to Tower's car?

5. In "The Language of Cats and Dogs," Tower's wife holds a cigarette "piquantly" (141). How is she holding the cigarette?

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