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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 "Polepole," what is the name of the restaurant where Daisy, Bragg, and "the man" have dinner?
(a) The Carnivore.
(b) The Veldt.
(c) The Safari.
(d) The Antelope.

2. In "Green Glass," what does Tom tell his ex about her dress?
(a) He remembers buying it for her.
(b) It makes her look like a prostitute.
(c) It made Fran jealous.
(d) It makes her look pregnant.

3. In "While It Lasts," why do George and Bonnie not stop for a drink with her brother after the movie?
(a) George goes to work early in the morning.
(b) George wants to get home and watch t.v.
(c) George does not like Bonnie's family.
(d) George does not approve of drinking.

4. On page 66 of "Why I Don't Write," what is the subject of the only article the narrator reads all the way through?
(a) A traffic accident.
(b) A bombing.
(c) A suicide.
(d) A missing child.

5. In "Polepole," who are Fiona and Emma?
(a) "The man's" dogs.
(b) "The man's" children.
(c) Daisy's sisters.
(d) Children from a nearby slum.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Occupied," Ivy sees a "doppelgänger." What does she see?

2. On page 75 of "Why I Don't Write," the exclamation point in "Passing a man who holds your gaze!" is likely meant to convey what emotions?

3. Where does "Polepole" take place?

4. On page 31 of "Occupied," what event is alluded to in the sentence, "If you'd been in New York, you had your story"?

5. In "Polepole," what detail about "the man's" life does he claim he thought that Bragg would already have told Daisy?

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