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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 "The Torch," the woman's arm is compared in a simile to what object?
(a) A stick.
(b) A pane of glass.
(c) A bird's leg.
(d) A plank.

2. On page of 8 of "Polepole," what does "the man" say to Daisy that causes her to accuse him of insincerity?
(a) "You're dangerous."
(b) "You're beautiful."
(c) "I love you."
(d) "I need to kiss you."

3. In "Polepole," what tribal people does the gate guard belong to?
(a) Embu.
(b) Ogaden.
(c) Maasai.
(d) Kikuyu.

4. In "Occupied," Ivy sees a "doppelgänger." What does she see?
(a) A puppet or dummy that has an eerily lifelike quality.
(b) A statue of a mythological creature.
(c) Someone who looks like the twin of an unrelated person.
(d) The hallucination of a disembodied spirit.

5. In "Green Glass," what is the name of the groom at the wedding?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Buster.
(c) Biggie.
(d) Bubs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Occupied," what does Ivy think about the protest encampment when she first sees it?

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

3. In "Polepole," who is Babette?

4. In "Polepole," when "the man" is trying to persuade Daisy to see him again, what does she wish he would stop saying?

5. In "Occupied," what does Ivy see that looks like a statue at first?

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