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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 "The Language of Cats and Dogs," why is Sophie so tired on the day that Tower insists on giving her a ride?
(a) She has been up all night writing a paper.
(b) She is exhausted from crying.
(c) She has been ill for several days.
(d) She worked late at her job the night before.

2. In "Occupied," what "theme" does Ivy notice among the various protest signs (39)?
(a) Hope.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Energy.
(d) Anger.

3. In "While It Lasts," what does Bonnie find so compelling about George?
(a) His sense of humor.
(b) His attention to detail.
(c) His lack of anxiety.
(d) His high-powered job.

4. In "Listen," what technique is used in the page 123 lines, "No one saw/ No one could see/ No one wanted to see"?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Paraprosdokian.
(c) Chiasmus.
(d) Synecdoche.

5. On page 8 of "Polepole," what does Daisy ask "the man" if he is worried about?
(a) "Losing your work."
(b) "The attacks."
(c) "The wildfires."
(d) "The animals here."

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Café Mort," what does the narrator guess about the man "with eyes ringed like a raccoon's" (94)?

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

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

4. In "Why I Don't Write," which author does the narrator say stopped writing poetry at 21?

5. On page 60 of "Green Glass," what is Tom's assessment of the lawyer that Fran used to date?

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