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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. In "Occupied," what cause did Ivy knock on doors for when she was younger?
(a) Closing America's nuclear plants.
(b) Ending the killing of Alaskan seals.
(c) Cleaning up polluted waterways.
(d) Ending strip-mining in the Southwest.

2. In "The Torch," the detail about the husband having watched his wife's face go through many changes is probably included in order to establish what?
(a) As she has changed over the years, he has gradually grown to love her.
(b) He really is her husband and they have been together for many years.
(c) Although a person's face changes over time, at heart they stay the same.
(d) Sometimes the ways that people change in a marriage end up hurting the relationship.

3. On page 27 of "The Torch," what detail implies that the woman is dying?
(a) The woman saying she wants to swim "In lovely cold water."
(b) "Her face had lost most of its flesh."
(c) "Her eyelids were low and her black eyes looked elsewhere."
(d) The woman's "sharp bird-look."

4. In "Polepole," what is "Kibera"?
(a) The Swahili word for "hello."
(b) One of "the man's" servants' children.
(c) A large slum.
(d) One of "the man's" children.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "While It Lasts," whose owns the apartment where the party is held?

3. In "Café Mort," what is true of all of the employees?

4. In "While It Lasts," who is hosting the dinner party?

5. In "Why I Don't Write," what family member does the narrator have a conflict with?

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