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

2. In "The Torch," the woman's arm is compared in a simile to what object?
(a) A stick.
(b) A bird's leg.
(c) A pane of glass.
(d) A plank.

3. In "Polepole," what is the name of the restaurant where Daisy, Bragg, and "the man" have dinner?
(a) The Carnivore.
(b) The Safari.
(c) The Antelope.
(d) The Veldt.

4. In "Polepole," what detail about "the man's" life does he claim he thought that Bragg would already have told Daisy?
(a) He has lost his job.
(b) He was born in Kenya.
(c) He is wealthy.
(d) He is married.

5. In "The Torch," what does the woman tell the man she wondered about him?
(a) Whether he will remember the music she wants for her memorial.
(b) Whether he regrets marrying her.
(c) Whether he believed in Christ.
(d) Whether he had an affair with the woman at the dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Torch," why is the woman unsure who is with her and what is going on?

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

3. On page 27 of "The Torch," what detail implies that the woman is dying?

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

5. In "Polepole," what does Daisy notice on the ride home that she did not notice the evening before?

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