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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Café Mort" and "Boston Common at Twilight".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Polepole," what tribal people does the gate guard belong to?
(a) Embu.
(b) Kikuyu.
(c) Maasai.
(d) Ogaden.

3. In "While It Lasts," whose owns the apartment where the party is held?
(a) Isabel's stepmother.
(b) Richard's company.
(c) Froy.
(d) Mr. Buffy.

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

5. In "Café Mort," how does the narrator unwind after a shift at work?
(a) Television and popcorn.
(b) With a hot bath.
(c) By smoking marijuana.
(d) A book and a beer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Polepole," what does Daisy notice on the ride home that she did not notice the evening before?

2. In "Café Mort," why does one of the customers always refer to himself using plurals?

3. In "Café Mort," what were the Russian dancer's dances about when she was alive?

4. In "While It Lasts," George is said to be "an expert at being flippant" (82). What does this mean George is good at?

5. Where does "Polepole" take place?

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