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

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

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

4. In "Polepole," who is Cecily?
(a) "The man's" wife.
(b) "The man's" servant's wife.
(c) Bragg's boss.
(d) This is Daisy's real name.

5. In "Polepole," what reason does Daisy give for being in Africa?
(a) She could not relate to her home town in Connecticut.
(b) It is where her grandparents are from.
(c) She has always wanted to help the people of Africa.
(d) It is where the company she works for sent her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Torch," the woman's arm is compared in a simile to what object?

2. In "Polepole," what is "Kibera"?

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

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

5. In "Polepole," what field do Bragg and "the man" work in?

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