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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Polepole" and "The Torch".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Torch," why is the woman unsure who is with her and what is going on?
(a) She has been in an accident.
(b) She has been in a coma for several weeks.
(c) She is very ill and has been sleeping.
(d) She has amnesia.

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

4. In "Polepole," who is Babette?
(a) A woman who runs an orphanage.
(b) Bragg's wife.
(c) One of the children at "the man's" house.
(d) Daisy's colleague.

5. In "The Torch," what is the first question that the woman asks?
(a) She wants to know who is in the room with her.
(b) She asks for some water.
(c) She asks for her medication.
(d) She wants to know where her husband has been.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does "Polepole" take place?

2. In "The Torch," where did the husband first see the woman who would become his wife?

3. In "The Torch," who is the husband waiting for at the end of the story?

4. In "Polepole," what does his servant's wife call "the man"?

5. In "Polepole," how does "the man's" servant react when he sees Daisy hiding by the door?

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