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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. On page 66 of "Why I Don't Write," what is the subject of the only article the narrator reads all the way through?
(a) A suicide.
(b) A bombing.
(c) A traffic accident.
(d) A missing child.

2. In "Occupied," what does Ivy think about the protest encampment when she first sees it?
(a) The protesters seem suspiciously friendly with the police guarding the perimeter.
(b) There are more people in the camp than she was aware of.
(c) It looks like a similar encampment that she was once a part of.
(d) It is smaller and less impressive than the pictures make it look.

3. In "Green Glass," what is Tom's response to Fran's questions about what he was like when he was with his ex?
(a) He pulls the car over and tells Fran to get out.
(b) He tells Fran that he never asks questions about her past.
(c) He tells Fran that she is losing her mind.
(d) He laughs and tells Fran to shut up.

4. On page 36 of "Occupied," which character is said to have "no intention at all"?
(a) Henry.
(b) Fleming.
(c) Ivy.
(d) Nicky.

5. On page 71 of "Why I Don't Write," of which author does the narrator say, "Open any page...and have the top of your head taken off"?
(a) Rimbaud.
(b) Dickenson.
(c) Dylan.
(d) Beckett.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Occupied," what does the phrase "the 99%" refer to (33)?

2. In "Why I Don't Write," what claim is implied by the list of female authors Jane Austen, Flannery O'Connor, and the Brontes?

3. In "Occupied," what "theme" does Ivy notice among the various protest signs (39)?

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?

5. In "The Torch," what is the first question that the woman asks?

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