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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 "Green Glass," what is Tom's last name?
(a) Phillips.
(b) Stanwyck.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Winchester.

2. In "Why I Don't Write," what feeling does the narrator say "used to have a ragged pain, sometimes wafty, sometimes sharp as needles" (70)?
(a) Love.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Grief.
(d) Caring.

3. 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) Sometimes the ways that people change in a marriage end up hurting the relationship.
(c) Although a person's face changes over time, at heart they stay the same.
(d) As she has changed over the years, he has gradually grown to love her.

4. In "Café Mort," what occupies the attention of the "beige woman"?
(a) The cooks.
(b) The small dog she has in her purse.
(c) A miniature television.
(d) The man with dark-rimmed eyes.

5. In "Why I Don't Write," what family member does the narrator have a conflict with?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of "While It Lasts," what object is George looking for?

2. In "Why I Don't Write," what is a logical antecedent for "one" in the sentence "He got another one, prettier, younger" (72)?

3. At the end of "While It Lasts," what do Bonnie and George argue about?

4. In "The Language of Cats and Dogs," what does Sophie think of when she looks out of the car and sees the woman jogging?

5. In "The Language of Cats and Dogs," how does Sophie react to the news of her mother's death?

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