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

2. In "Boston Common at Twilight," how does Ned's brother react when Ned tells him about the assault?
(a) He calls the police and reports the crime.
(b) He forces Ned to tell their mother what happened.
(c) He blames Ned for making bad choices.
(d) He says he will kill the perpetrator.

3. At the end of "While It Lasts," what do Bonnie and George argue about?
(a) She is angry about his flirting with Isabel.
(b) George always wanting to get home early.
(c) Bonnie's anxiety about her job.
(d) He refuses to tell her about his day at work.

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

5. In "Why I Don't Write," what claim is implied by the list of female authors Jane Austen, Flannery O'Connor, and the Brontes?
(a) Female writers often depend on someone else for money.
(b) Women are better writers when they write in isolation.
(c) Staying unmarried frees women to write.
(d) Women often start writing later in life than do men.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 31 of "Occupied," what event is alluded to in the sentence, "If you'd been in New York, you had your story"?

2. In "Café Mort," what do the regular patrons talk about constantly?

3. In "Polepole," what field do Bragg and "the man" work in?

4. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what does Ned remember most from the day of the assault?

5. In "Why I Don't Write," which author does the narrator say stopped writing poetry at 21?

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