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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Listen" and "The Language of Cats and Dogs".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time of year does "Boston Common at Twilight" take place?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Easter.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Thanksgiving.

2. In "Boston Common at Twilight," where is Ned's family home?
(a) Charlestown.
(b) Marshport.
(c) Concord.
(d) Cambridge.

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

4. In "Café Mort," what do the regular patrons talk about constantly?
(a) Politics.
(b) Clichéd advice.
(c) Funerals.
(d) Fairy tales.

5. In "Café Mort," why does one of the customers always refer to himself using plurals?
(a) He is mentally ill.
(b) He is a twin.
(c) He is a monarch.
(d) He is unaware that he is dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Why I Don't Write," what city is the narrator invited to visit?

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

3. On page 132 of "The Language of Cats and Dogs," what topical event is alluded to by "a movement in the culture to re-examine the treatment of women"?

4. In "Occupied," what topical event is alluded to in the page 35 sign that says "Now it is 'spring' all over the world"?

5. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what is the rhetorical purpose of mentioning the rip in Ned's parka?

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