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

2. In "While It Lasts," why do George and Bonnie not stop for a drink with her brother after the movie?
(a) George does not like Bonnie's family.
(b) George goes to work early in the morning.
(c) George wants to get home and watch t.v.
(d) George does not approve of drinking.

3. In "Why I Don't Write," what claim is made about the impact of having children on female writers?
(a) It focuses their writing too narrowly.
(b) It makes them more creative.
(c) It deepens the emotion of their work.
(d) It is an obstacle to their success.

4. On page 108 of "Boston Common at Twilight," what causes Ned to feel "something hot and terrible rush through him"?
(a) The woman tells Ned that he will need to come back to her apartment.
(b) The woman shows Ned the knife.
(c) He notices that the woman may be trying to disguise her biological sex.
(d) The woman grabs Ned's arm.

5. In "Occupied," what is Ivy's profession?
(a) Fiction writer.
(b) Magazine editor.
(c) Museum curator.
(d) Visual artist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Green Glass," what assumption does Tom make about Fran's relationship with the lawyer?

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

4. In "Polepole," what reason does Daisy give for being in Africa?

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

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