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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 the context of "Café Mort," what does the word "mort" mean?
(a) The sound of a hunting horn.
(b) Grief.
(c) Death.
(d) A shortened form of "Mortimer."

2. 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) Dylan.
(b) Rimbaud.
(c) Dickenson.
(d) Beckett.

3. In "Why I Don't Write," what city is the narrator invited to visit?
(a) Copenhagen.
(b) Montreal.
(c) Sydney.
(d) Lima.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Throughout "Why I Don't Write," variations of what question are asked several times?

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

3. In "Polepole," how does "the man's" servant react when he sees Daisy hiding by the door?

4. In "Polepole," who are Fiona and Emma?

5. On page of 8 of "Polepole," what does "the man" say to Daisy that causes her to accuse him of insincerity?

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