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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 "While It Lasts," what does Isabel ask Bonnie about George's job?
(a) Whether he is interested in a promotion.
(b) Whether he has started spending more time at work.
(c) Whether Bonnie knows exactly what it is.
(d) Whether Bonnie is comfortable with what he does for a living.

2. In "Occupied," in what colors is Ivy's lover's room decorated?
(a) Variations of grey.
(b) Red, white, and blue.
(c) Black and white.
(d) Brown and olive.

3. In "While It Lasts," what does Bonnie find so compelling about George?
(a) His high-powered job.
(b) His sense of humor.
(c) His attention to detail.
(d) His lack of anxiety.

4. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what temporarily makes Ned feel safer?
(a) The woman calls him "sugar."
(b) The woman stops at a bodega for cigarettes.
(c) The woman tells him that she does not want to hurt him.
(d) The woman tells him that she will let him use her phone.

5. On page 66 of "Why I Don't Write," what is ironic about the diagnosis of the computer problem "Your system must be overloaded"?
(a) The narrator's computer is brand new.
(b) The narrator does not have a computer.
(c) The advice applies to the narrator's life, as well.
(d) Unsolicited advice clearly bothers the narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Polepole," why does "the man" pull over when he is driving Daisy home after dinner?

2. In "Why I Don't Write," what is a logical antecedent for "one" in the sentence "He got another one, prettier, younger" (72)?

3. In "Occupied," why does Ivy get into a bike accident?

4. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what has changed in Ned's thinking about his mother as he has gotten older?

5. In "While It Lasts," who is hosting the dinner party?

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