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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "Why I Don't Write" and "While It Lasts".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Occupied," what are the boxes of books being used for?
(a) To raise money for the protest.
(b) An informal school.
(c) A lending library.
(d) To hold down the plastic tarps.

2. In "Occupied," what does Ivy think about the protest encampment when she first sees it?
(a) It is smaller and less impressive than the pictures make it look.
(b) The protesters seem suspiciously friendly with the police guarding the perimeter.
(c) There are more people in the camp than she was aware of.
(d) It looks like a similar encampment that she was once a part of.

3. In "Polepole," what does "the man" do when the boy spits at him?
(a) Fires his father.
(b) Makes the boy clean the floor.
(c) Swears at him.
(d) Hits him.

4. In "Green Glass," what does Tom say Fran should do with her feelings?
(a) Talk to a psychiatrist.
(b) Talk to her girlfriends.
(c) Keep them to herself.
(d) Get over them.

5. In "While It Lasts," what does George do for a living?
(a) He is a tech consultant.
(b) He is a hacker.
(c) He designs computer security systems.
(d) He owns a software firm.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Why I Don't Write," what is the likely source of items like "Sponge. Lemon. Milk" (66)?

2. In "Polepole," what does the Swahili "polepole" mean?

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

4. In "Occupied," in what colors is Ivy's lover's room decorated?

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

(see the answer key)

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