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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. On page 66 of "Why I Don't Write," what is the subject of the only article the narrator reads all the way through?
(a) A bombing.
(b) A suicide.
(c) A traffic accident.
(d) A missing child.

2. In "Green Glass," what is Tom's last name?
(a) Stanwyck.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Winchester.
(d) Phillips.

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"?
(a) The #MeToo Movement.
(b) The trial of Jeffry Epstein.
(c) Media treatment of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election.
(d) The exposure of the NXIVM "cult."

4. In "Why I Don't Write," which author does the narrator say stopped writing poetry at 21?
(a) Rimbaud.
(b) Dylan.
(c) Dickenson.
(d) Beckett.

5. In "Listen," why is the word "great" used repeatedly?
(a) It is an allusion to Barack Obama's 2012 campaign slogan.
(b) It is a pun, meant to evoke the sense of things that are "grating."
(c) It is a pun, meant to evoke the idea of a "grate" covering something.
(d) It is an allusion to Donald Trump's 2016 campaign slogan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first line of "Listen," on page 123?

2. In "Why I Don't Write," what is the likely source of items like "Sponge. Lemon. Milk" (66)?

3. In "Occupied," in what colors is Ivy's lover's room decorated?

4. In "Occupied," what are the boxes of books being used for?

5. In "The Language of Cats and Dogs," what does Sophie remember about the walk to Tower's car?

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