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

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

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

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

5. In "Polepole," what is Daisy's job?
(a) Volunteer eye surgeon.
(b) Novelist.
(c) Documentary filmmaker.
(d) Horticulturist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Torch," what does the woman tell the man she wondered about him?

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

4. In "Occupied," what causes Ivy to suddenly leave the park?

5. In "Occupied," Ivy sees a "doppelgänger." What does she see?

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