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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. On page 71 of "Why I Don't Write," of which author does the narrator say, "Open any page...and have the top of your head taken off"?
(a) Dickenson.
(b) Rimbaud.
(c) Beckett.
(d) Dylan.

2. In "While It Lasts," what does Isabel claim is "antisocial" (80)?
(a) Inside jokes.
(b) Refusing to drink alcohol.
(c) Leaving a party early.
(d) Falling in love.

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

4. According to "Why I Don't Write," what is the problem with making donations?
(a) The tax write-off is not high enough.
(b) People do not appreciate them enough.
(c) You'll be asked for more.
(d) They do not go to the purpose you intended.

5. In "Occupied," why does Ivy need to be home by 5:30?
(a) She has a client coming over.
(b) Her babysitter needs to leave then.
(c) She has dinner plans with her friends.
(d) Her ex-husband is coming to pick up their child.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Green Glass," what is the name of the groom at the wedding?

2. In "While It Lasts," George is said to be "an expert at being flippant" (82). What does this mean George is good at?

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

4. On page 73 of "Why I Don't Write," the list of what "Bob Dylan says," ("He's all right" and "He's not all right") is an example of which technique?

5. In "While It Lasts," what single word is Bonnie's "first lie to [George]" (87)?

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