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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Occupied," in what colors is Ivy's lover's room decorated?
(a) Red, white, and blue.
(b) Black and white.
(c) Brown and olive.
(d) Variations of grey.

2. In "Polepole," what surprises Daisy about Cecily's reaction to "the man's" hitting the child?
(a) Daisy thinks that Cecily is disinterested, but then Cecily demands an apology.
(b) Daisy thinks that Cecily is embarrassed, but then Cecily just shrugs it off.
(c) Daisy thinks that Cecily is angry, but Cecily actually seems to approve.
(d) Daisy thinks that Cecily is amused, but later Cecily yells at "the man."

3. In "Green Glass," what does Tom tell his ex about her dress?
(a) He remembers buying it for her.
(b) It made Fran jealous.
(c) It makes her look like a prostitute.
(d) It makes her look pregnant.

4. 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) Why she broke up with Tom.
(c) Whether she is still in contact with Tom's friends.
(d) How many times a week she calls Tom.

5. In "The Torch," what does the woman tell the man she wondered about him?
(a) Whether he had an affair with the woman at the dance.
(b) Whether he will remember the music she wants for her memorial.
(c) Whether he believed in Christ.
(d) Whether he regrets marrying her.

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

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

8. 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) Sometimes the ways that people change in a marriage end up hurting the relationship.
(c) He really is her husband and they have been together for many years.
(d) Although a person's face changes over time, at heart they stay the same.

9. 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 2011 Occupy Wall Street protest.
(b) The 2001 World Trade Center bombing.
(c) The 2017 Women's March.
(d) The 2008 Times Square bombing.

10. In "Occupied," what does Ivy feel that she sees in a new and fascinating way when she tries to look from her lover's perspective?
(a) Skyscrapers.
(b) Traffic.
(c) Children.
(d) Trees.

11. In "Polepole," who is Babette?
(a) One of the children at "the man's" house.
(b) Daisy's colleague.
(c) A woman who runs an orphanage.
(d) Bragg's wife.

12. In "Polepole," what is the name of "the man's" household employee?
(a) Jaali.
(b) Mpenda.
(c) Edmund.
(d) Theodore.

13. In "Polepole," what is Daisy's job?
(a) Horticulturist.
(b) Documentary filmmaker.
(c) Volunteer eye surgeon.
(d) Novelist.

14. In "Green Glass," how does Fran feel about herself once she meets Tom's ex?
(a) She wonders if she is as sensitive as Tom says she is.
(b) She feels ridiculous for being jealous.
(c) She feels less attractive, by comparison.
(d) She wonders if she really understands her own feelings for Tom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Polepole," who is Cecily?

2. On page of 8 of "Polepole," what does "the man" say to Daisy that causes her to accuse him of insincerity?

3. In "The Torch," who is the husband waiting for at the end of the story?

4. In "Polepole," after "the man" punishes the older boy, how does the boy react?

5. In "Green Glass," what is the name of the groom at the wedding?

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