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

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

3. In "Polepole," how does "the man's" servant react when he sees Daisy hiding by the door?
(a) He glares at Daisy as if he is angry at her.
(b) He laughs and shakes a finger at Daisy.
(c) He does not react; he acts as if she is not there.
(d) He scolds "the man" in Swahili.

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

5. In "Polepole," after "the man" punishes the older boy, how does the boy react?
(a) With an eye roll.
(b) With an angry tirade.
(c) With a sly smile.
(d) With tears.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Green Glass," what is the name of the groom at the wedding?

2. In "Polepole," what surprises Daisy about Cecily's reaction to "the man's" hitting the child?

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

4. In "Occupied," who does Ivy think that she sees in the park?

5. In "Polepole," what does "the man" tell Daisy about getting his work for Bragg done?

(see the answer key)

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