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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 "Occupied," what is Ivy's profession?
(a) Magazine editor.
(b) Fiction writer.
(c) Museum curator.
(d) Visual artist.

2. In "Green Glass," what assumption does Tom make about Fran's relationship with the lawyer?
(a) That it means that Fran cannot really be attracted to Tom.
(b) That Tom's friends are judging him because of it.
(c) That the lawyer flattered and manipulated her.
(d) That it ended because Fran fell in love with Tom.

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

4. In "Occupied," why does Ivy need to be home by 5:30?
(a) Her babysitter needs to leave then.
(b) She has dinner plans with her friends.
(c) Her ex-husband is coming to pick up their child.
(d) She has a client coming over.

5. In "Polepole," when "the man" is trying to persuade Daisy to see him again, what does she wish he would stop saying?
(a) That she has nothing to lose.
(b) That she "owes" him.
(c) That he needs her.
(d) Her name.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Torch," the detail about the husband having watched his wife's face go through many changes is probably included in order to establish what?

3. On page 31 of "Occupied," what event is alluded to in the sentence, "If you'd been in New York, you had your story"?

4. In "Occupied," what are Ivy's friends referring to when they tell her "You don't want that" (40)?

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

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