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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 "Occupied," what does Ivy feel when she thinks about walking with her son?
(a) She feels lonely for adult company.
(b) She feels sad that his father is not with them.
(c) She is amazed by his faith in her.
(d) She wonders why she did not have another child.

2. In "Polepole," what is "Kibera"?
(a) A large slum.
(b) The Swahili word for "hello."
(c) One of "the man's" servants' children.
(d) One of "the man's" children.

3. In "Café Mort," who is the restaurant manager?
(a) Roman.
(b) Mac.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Gil.

4. In "Occupied," what cause did Ivy knock on doors for when she was younger?
(a) Cleaning up polluted waterways.
(b) Ending strip-mining in the Southwest.
(c) Closing America's nuclear plants.
(d) Ending the killing of Alaskan seals.

5. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what is Ned embarrassed about when he remembers coming to Boston Common with his mother seven years before?
(a) How little he knew about Boston.
(b) His mother's drinking.
(c) The outfits he and his brother wore.
(d) The argument he got into with his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Café Mort," what attitude is more common among the late-night customers?

2. In "Café Mort," how does the narrator unwind after a shift at work?

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

4. In "Café Mort," how did Karen's little brother die?

5. In "Occupied," what is Ivy's profession?

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