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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 song title does the narrator think of?
(a) "I Don't Like Mondays."
(b) "Hocus Pocus."
(c) "Down With the Sickness."
(d) "Crawl to Me, Baby, Crawl to Me."
2. On page 66 of "Why I Don't Write," what is ironic about the diagnosis of the computer problem "Your system must be overloaded"?
(a) Unsolicited advice clearly bothers the narrator.
(b) The narrator does not have a computer.
(c) The advice applies to the narrator's life, as well.
(d) The narrator's computer is brand new.
3. In "Green Glass," what does Tom tell his ex about her dress?
(a) It makes her look like a prostitute.
(b) It made Fran jealous.
(c) He remembers buying it for her.
(d) It makes her look pregnant.
4. In "Polepole," what do the details of "the man's" home tell the reader about him?
(a) He is not really committed to staying in Kenya.
(b) He is more sensitive than he seems to be at first.
(c) He lives in comparative comfort.
(d) He does not care about his surroundings.
5. In "Polepole," after "the man" punishes the older boy, how does the boy react?
(a) With a sly smile.
(b) With tears.
(c) With an angry tirade.
(d) With an eye roll.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Occupied," what does the phrase "the 99%" refer to (33)?
2. In "Occupied," what does Ivy think about the protest encampment when she first sees it?
3. In "While It Lasts," what does George do for a living?
4. In "The Torch," the woman's arm is compared in a simile to what object?
5. According to "Why I Don't Write," what is the problem with making donations?
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