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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 "Occupied," what does Ivy feel when she thinks about walking with her son?
(a) She feels sad that his father is not with them.
(b) She feels lonely for adult company.
(c) She wonders why she did not have another child.
(d) She is amazed by his faith in her.

2. 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) He remembers buying it for her.
(d) It made Fran jealous.

3. In "Polepole," who is Cecily?
(a) "The man's" wife.
(b) This is Daisy's real name.
(c) Bragg's boss.
(d) "The man's" servant's wife.

4. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what has changed in Ned's thinking about his mother as he has gotten older?
(a) He wonders more about what her life was like before he and his brother were born.
(b) He now wishes that she would act more like a grown-up.
(c) He has more compassion for her erratic moods.
(d) He is not as convinced that she really loves his father.

5. In "Occupied," what causes Ivy to suddenly leave the park?
(a) She wants to get away from the doppelgänger.
(b) A police officer tells her to get out of the park.
(c) One of the protesters accosts her.
(d) She realizes what time it is.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Polepole," what does Daisy notice on the ride home that she did not notice the evening before?

2. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what is the name of Ned's aunt?

3. In "Café Mort," what does the woman with purple fingers complain about?

4. In "Occupied," what is Ivy's profession?

5. In "Why I Don't Write," what feeling does the narrator say "used to have a ragged pain, sometimes wafty, sometimes sharp as needles" (70)?

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