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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 "Café Mort," which waitress has been at the café the longest?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Rita.
(d) Karen.

2. 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?
(a) Ambiguity.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Tautology.

3. In "Polepole," when "the man" is trying to persuade Daisy to see him again, what does she wish he would stop saying?
(a) Her name.
(b) That he needs her.
(c) That she has nothing to lose.
(d) That she "owes" him.

4. In "While It Lasts," what does George do for a living?
(a) He owns a software firm.
(b) He is a hacker.
(c) He is a tech consultant.
(d) He designs computer security systems.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "While It Lasts," why is Bonnie unable to hear the last thing that Mr. Buffy tries to tell her?

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

3. At the beginning of "While It Lasts," what object is George looking for?

4. In "The Torch," what is the first question that the woman asks?

5. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what does Ned like about staying with his aunt?

(see the answer key)

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