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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Occupied" and "Green Glass".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Polepole," why does "the man" pull over when he is driving Daisy home after dinner?
(a) There is a buffalo in the road.
(b) He wants to kiss her.
(c) His Jeep is out of gas.
(d) He needs to check the route.

2. In "Polepole," what does Daisy notice on the ride home that she did not notice the evening before?
(a) The dog chained in back of the servants' quarters.
(b) The windshield crack.
(c) The beauty of the landscape.
(d) The real age of "the man."

3. In "Polepole," what is the name of "the man's" household employee?
(a) Theodore.
(b) Edmund.
(c) Mpenda.
(d) Jaali.

4. In "Occupied," what does Ivy see that looks like a statue at first?
(a) A man in a Darth Vader helmet.
(b) An effigy of a Wall Street banker.
(c) A mannequin dressed as Uncle Sam.
(d) A street performer painted in gold body paint.

5. In "Occupied," what are Ivy's friends referring to when they tell her "You don't want that" (40)?
(a) Her move out of New York.
(b) Her relationship with her lover.
(c) Her troublesome client.
(d) Her divorce.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Polepole," what reason does Daisy give for being in Africa?

2. On page 60 of "Green Glass," what is Tom's assessment of the lawyer that Fran used to date?

3. In "Occupied," what is Ivy's profession?

4. In "Polepole," what detail about "the man's" life does he claim he thought that Bragg would already have told Daisy?

5. On page 36 of "Occupied," which character is said to have "no intention at all"?

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