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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 "Boston Common at Twilight," what is the rhetorical purpose of mentioning the rip in Ned's parka?
(a) It reveals the family's poverty.
(b) It demonstrates that he is careless.
(c) It reinforces how young he is.
(d) It introduces Ned's capacity for violence.

2. In "While It Lasts," what does Isabel ask Bonnie about George's job?
(a) Whether he is interested in a promotion.
(b) Whether Bonnie is comfortable with what he does for a living.
(c) Whether Bonnie knows exactly what it is.
(d) Whether he has started spending more time at work.

3. In "Occupied," what are Ivy's friends referring to when they tell her "You don't want that" (40)?
(a) Her relationship with her lover.
(b) Her move out of New York.
(c) Her troublesome client.
(d) Her divorce.

4. In "Green Glass," what assumption does Tom make about Fran's relationship with the lawyer?
(a) That it ended because Fran fell in love with Tom.
(b) That it means that Fran cannot really be attracted to Tom.
(c) That Tom's friends are judging him because of it.
(d) That the lawyer flattered and manipulated her.

5. 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) Grief.
(b) Love.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Caring.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Occupied," what causes Ivy to suddenly leave the park?

2. In "While It Lasts," why do George and Bonnie not stop for a drink with her brother after the movie?

3. In "While It Lasts," what does Bonnie do for a living?

4. In "Occupied," in what colors is Ivy's lover's room decorated?

5. In "Polepole," what is "Kibera"?

(see the answer key)

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