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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 "Café Mort," what attitude is more common among the late-night customers?
(a) Distraction.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Bitterness.
(d) Satisfaction.

2. On page 31 of "Occupied," what event is alluded to in the sentence, "If you'd been in New York, you had your story"?
(a) The 2017 Women's March.
(b) The 2008 Times Square bombing.
(c) The 2001 World Trade Center bombing.
(d) The 2011 Occupy Wall Street protest.

3. In "While It Lasts," George is said to be "an expert at being flippant" (82). What does this mean George is good at?
(a) Dark, bitter humor.
(b) Absurd, farcical humor.
(c) Shallow, disrespectful humor.
(d) Deadpan, ironic humor.

4. In "The Torch," the detail about the husband having watched his wife's face go through many changes is probably included in order to establish what?
(a) He really is her husband and they have been together for many years.
(b) Although a person's face changes over time, at heart they stay the same.
(c) Sometimes the ways that people change in a marriage end up hurting the relationship.
(d) As she has changed over the years, he has gradually grown to love her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Torch," why is the woman unsure who is with her and what is going on?

2. In "The Torch," where does the dying woman announce they will go on the following day?

3. On page 8 of "Polepole," what does Daisy ask "the man" if he is worried about?

4. In "Occupied," who is Henry?

5. In "While It Lasts," what single word is Bonnie's "first lie to [George]" (87)?

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