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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. At the beginning of "While It Lasts," what object is George looking for?
(a) His car keys.
(b) His laptop.
(c) His backpack.
(d) His coat.

2. In "Why I Don't Write," what is the likely source of items like "Sponge. Lemon. Milk" (66)?
(a) A column of cleaning advice.
(b) A grocery list.
(c) A dream.
(d) An inventory.

3. In "Why I Don't Write," what is a logical antecedent for "one" in the sentence "He got another one, prettier, younger" (72)?
(a) Friend.
(b) Wife.
(c) Boss.
(d) Colleague.

4. In "The Torch," who is the husband waiting for at the end of the story?
(a) His lover.
(b) The doctor.
(c) Their daughter.
(d) The coroner.

5. In "Polepole," what do the details of "the man's" home tell the reader about him?
(a) He lives in comparative comfort.
(b) He does not care about his surroundings.
(c) He is not really committed to staying in Kenya.
(d) He is more sensitive than he seems to be at first.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Why I Don't Write," what family member does the narrator have a conflict with?

2. In "Polepole," after "the man" punishes the older boy, how does the boy react?

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

4. In "Polepole," what does his servant's wife call "the man"?

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

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