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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 does the narrator guess about Maggie?
(a) That she will quit soon.
(b) That she is unaware that the patrons are dead.
(c) That she is in love with one of the cooks.
(d) That she is an orphan.

2. In "Occupied," what are the boxes of books being used for?
(a) To raise money for the protest.
(b) An informal school.
(c) A lending library.
(d) To hold down the plastic tarps.

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

4. In "Polepole," what surprises Daisy about Cecily's reaction to "the man's" hitting the child?
(a) Daisy thinks that Cecily is amused, but later Cecily yells at "the man."
(b) Daisy thinks that Cecily is disinterested, but then Cecily demands an apology.
(c) Daisy thinks that Cecily is angry, but Cecily actually seems to approve.
(d) Daisy thinks that Cecily is embarrassed, but then Cecily just shrugs it off.

5. In "Polepole," what does "the man" tell Daisy about getting his work for Bragg done?
(a) He will get it done as soon as Daisy leaves.
(b) Bragg's expectations are unrealistic.
(c) He is not in a hurry and expects to be late with it.
(d) He does not have any work to get done at the moment.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Occupied," who is Henry?

2. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what is Ned embarrassed about when he remembers coming to Boston Common with his mother seven years before?

3. In "Why I Don't Write," what is the likely source of items like "Sponge. Lemon. Milk" (66)?

4. On page of 8 of "Polepole," what does "the man" say to Daisy that causes her to accuse him of insincerity?

5. In "Polepole," who are Fiona and Emma?

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