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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 Language of Cats and Dogs," what fact of life does Sophie discover when her mother dies?
(a) That bad things can happen to good people.
(b) That we inevitably lose people we love.
(c) That your loved ones cannot always protect you.
(d) That bad things can happen without warning.

2. In "While It Lasts," what single word is Bonnie's "first lie to [George]" (87)?
(a) "Nothing."
(b) "Yesterday."
(c) "Yes."
(d) "Isabel."

3. On page 66 of "Why I Don't Write," what is the subject of the only article the narrator reads all the way through?
(a) A suicide.
(b) A missing child.
(c) A bombing.
(d) A traffic accident.

4. In "Occupied," what does the phrase "the 99%" refer to (33)?
(a) Military service.
(b) Wealth distribution.
(c) Voter's rights.
(d) Lifespan.

5. On page 27 of "The Torch," what detail implies that the woman is dying?
(a) The woman saying she wants to swim "In lovely cold water."
(b) The woman's "sharp bird-look."
(c) "Her face had lost most of its flesh."
(d) "Her eyelids were low and her black eyes looked elsewhere."

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Café Mort," what does the woman with purple fingers complain about?

2. Throughout "Why I Don't Write," variations of what question are asked several times?

3. In "The Language of Cats and Dogs," what detail is Sophie unsure she remembers accurately?

4. In "The Language of Cats and Dogs," describing Tower sliding the arrowhead down the table "like a shuffleboard disk" emphasizes what quality (135)?

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

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