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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 "Why I Don't Write," what feeling does the narrator say "used to have a ragged pain, sometimes wafty, sometimes sharp as needles" (70)?
(a) Ambition.
(b) Caring.
(c) Love.
(d) Grief.

2. In "Occupied," who does Ivy think that she sees in the park?
(a) Her ex-husband.
(b) Her lover.
(c) Her client.
(d) Her son.

3. In "Green Glass," how does Fran feel about herself once she meets Tom's ex?
(a) She wonders if she is as sensitive as Tom says she is.
(b) She feels less attractive, by comparison.
(c) She feels ridiculous for being jealous.
(d) She wonders if she really understands her own feelings for Tom.

4. In "While It Lasts," George is said to be "an expert at being flippant" (82). What does this mean George is good at?
(a) Dark, bitter humor.
(b) Deadpan, ironic humor.
(c) Shallow, disrespectful humor.
(d) Absurd, farcical humor.

5. In "While It Lasts," what does George compliment Isabel on?
(a) Her voice.
(b) Her wit.
(c) Her legs.
(d) Her smile.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Polepole," who is Cecily?

2. In "Green Glass," what assumption does Tom make about Fran's relationship with the lawyer?

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

4. In "The Torch," who is the husband waiting for at the end of the story?

5. In "Occupied," what is implied in Minot's description of the man who "did not look American" (35)?

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