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

2. In "Occupied," what causes Ivy to suddenly leave the park?
(a) She realizes what time it is.
(b) One of the protesters accosts her.
(c) A police officer tells her to get out of the park.
(d) She wants to get away from the doppelgänger.

3. In "The Language of Cats and Dogs," what does Sophie think of when she looks out of the car and sees the woman jogging?
(a) That she herself should get out of the car and run.
(b) That her mother used to love running in the park.
(c) The peace and safety of the world outside the car.
(d) That the woman is vulnerable and should not be alone.

4. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what does Ned remember most from the day of the assault?
(a) The face of the Bodega owner.
(b) The sound of the subway train arriving.
(c) The trees in Boston Common.
(d) The smell of the woman's apartment.

5. On page 107 of "Boston Common at Twilight," what causes Ned to sudden feel "that something uncertain was going to happen and he would be blamed for whatever it was"?
(a) When the woman leads him into the subway.
(b) When the woman gestures for him to follow her out of the park.
(c) When the woman shows Ned the knife.
(d) When the woman first speaks to him in the park.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "Café Mort," how does the narrator unwind after a shift at work?

4. According to "Why I Don't Write," what is the problem with making donations?

5. On page 31 of "Occupied," what event is alluded to in the sentence, "If you'd been in New York, you had your story"?

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