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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 does his servant's wife call "the man"?
(a) Baba.
(b) Uncle T.
(c) Bwana.
(d) Mistah T.

2. On page 8 of "Polepole," what does Daisy ask "the man" if he is worried about?
(a) "The attacks."
(b) "Losing your work."
(c) "The animals here."
(d) "The wildfires."

3. In "Polepole," what does "the man" do when the boy spits at him?
(a) Swears at him.
(b) Hits him.
(c) Makes the boy clean the floor.
(d) Fires his father.

4. In "Polepole," what does the Swahili "polepole" mean?
(a) Take it slow.
(b) Be happy.
(c) I do not know you.
(d) Liar.

5. In "The Torch," where did the husband first see the woman who would become his wife?
(a) In church.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) At school.
(d) The beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Torch," where does the dying woman announce they will go on the following day?

2. In "Polepole," what do the details of "the man's" home tell the reader about him?

3. In "Polepole," who is Babette?

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

5. In "The Torch," what is the husband's name?

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