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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. What thought makes Tom smile at the very end of "Green Glass"?
(a) That Fran is completely under his spell.
(b) That Buster's marriage will probably end in divorce.
(c) That Fran feels ashamed of her relationship with the lawyer.
(d) That Buster once had a romantic interest in Tom's ex.

2. In "Polepole," what is Daisy's job?
(a) Novelist.
(b) Horticulturist.
(c) Volunteer eye surgeon.
(d) Documentary filmmaker.

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

4. In "Green Glass," what is Tom's last name?
(a) Stanwyck.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Phillips.
(d) Winchester.

5. In "Why I Don't Write," which author does the narrator say stopped writing poetry at 21?
(a) Beckett.
(b) Dickenson.
(c) Rimbaud.
(d) Dylan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "While It Lasts," what does George do for a living?

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

4. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what does Ned like about staying with his aunt?

5. In "Polepole," what does his servant's wife call "the man"?

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