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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Polepole," who is Cecily?
(a) Bragg's boss.
(b) "The man's" wife.
(c) "The man's" servant's wife.
(d) This is Daisy's real name.

2. In "Polepole," how does "the man's" servant react when he sees Daisy hiding by the door?
(a) He scolds "the man" in Swahili.
(b) He laughs and shakes a finger at Daisy.
(c) He does not react; he acts as if she is not there.
(d) He glares at Daisy as if he is angry at her.

3. In "Occupied," Ivy sees a "doppelgänger." What does she see?
(a) Someone who looks like the twin of an unrelated person.
(b) The hallucination of a disembodied spirit.
(c) A puppet or dummy that has an eerily lifelike quality.
(d) A statue of a mythological creature.

4. In "Green Glass," what is the name of the groom at the wedding?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Bubs.
(c) Buster.
(d) Biggie.

5. In "Green Glass," what assumption does Tom make about Fran's relationship with the lawyer?
(a) That it means that Fran cannot really be attracted to Tom.
(b) That it ended because Fran fell in love with Tom.
(c) That Tom's friends are judging him because of it.
(d) That the lawyer flattered and manipulated her.

6. In "Occupied," what does the phrase "the 99%" refer to (33)?
(a) Voter's rights.
(b) Wealth distribution.
(c) Lifespan.
(d) Military service.

7. In "Green Glass," why is Tom's ex at the wedding?
(a) She is the groom's cousin.
(b) She is there to see Tom.
(c) She is a friend of the bride.
(d) Her new boyfriend is a friend of the groom.

8. In "The Torch," the woman's arm is compared in a simile to what object?
(a) A bird's leg.
(b) A plank.
(c) A stick.
(d) A pane of glass.

9. In "Occupied," when Ivy sees the labeled boxes of books, what book category does she wonder if she will ever see?
(a) Men's Studies.
(b) White Cultural Studies.
(c) Perfect Love.
(d) The Fall of Capitalism.

10. At the beginning of "Green Glass," what does Fran want to know about Tom's ex-girlfriend?
(a) Whether she will be at the wedding they are going to.
(b) How many times a week she calls Tom.
(c) Why she broke up with Tom.
(d) Whether she is still in contact with Tom's friends.

11. On page 36 of "Occupied," which character is said to have "no intention at all"?
(a) Ivy.
(b) Fleming.
(c) Henry.
(d) Nicky.

12. In "The Torch," what is the husband's name?
(a) Andrew.
(b) John.
(c) Edward.
(d) Richard.

13. In "Polepole," what detail about "the man's" life does he claim he thought that Bragg would already have told Daisy?
(a) He is married.
(b) He has lost his job.
(c) He was born in Kenya.
(d) He is wealthy.

14. In "Green Glass," what does Tom say Fran should do with her feelings?
(a) Get over them.
(b) Keep them to herself.
(c) Talk to her girlfriends.
(d) Talk to a psychiatrist.

15. On page 31 of "Occupied," what event is alluded to in the sentence, "If you'd been in New York, you had your story"?
(a) The 2017 Women's March.
(b) The 2001 World Trade Center bombing.
(c) The 2011 Occupy Wall Street protest.
(d) The 2008 Times Square bombing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Occupied," what does Ivy think about the protest encampment when she first sees it?

2. In "Polepole," what field do Bragg and "the man" work in?

3. In "Polepole," what does "the man" do when the boy spits at him?

4. In "Occupied," what cause did Ivy knock on doors for when she was younger?

5. 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?

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