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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Torch," what is the first question that the woman asks?
(a) She asks for her medication.
(b) She wants to know where her husband has been.
(c) She asks for some water.
(d) She wants to know who is in the room with her.

2. In "Polepole," what field do Bragg and "the man" work in?
(a) Art and antiquities.
(b) Journalism.
(c) Government.
(d) Tourism.

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

4. In "Polepole," when "the man" is trying to persuade Daisy to see him again, what does she wish he would stop saying?
(a) That he needs her.
(b) That she has nothing to lose.
(c) That she "owes" him.
(d) Her name.

5. In "The Torch," who is the husband waiting for at the end of the story?
(a) Their daughter.
(b) His lover.
(c) The doctor.
(d) The coroner.

6. 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) Sometimes the ways that people change in a marriage end up hurting the relationship.
(b) Although a person's face changes over time, at heart they stay the same.
(c) As she has changed over the years, he has gradually grown to love her.
(d) He really is her husband and they have been together for many years.

7. Where does "Polepole" take place?
(a) Botswana.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Kenya.

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

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

10. 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.

11. In "Polepole," what reason does Daisy give for being in Africa?
(a) She could not relate to her home town in Connecticut.
(b) It is where her grandparents are from.
(c) She has always wanted to help the people of Africa.
(d) It is where the company she works for sent her.

12. In "Polepole," who are Fiona and Emma?
(a) "The man's" dogs.
(b) "The man's" children.
(c) Daisy's sisters.
(d) Children from a nearby slum.

13. 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) Trees.
(c) Children.
(d) Traffic.

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

15. In "Green Glass," what is implied by Tom's assertion that his breakup with his ex was a mutual decision?
(a) He does not want Fran to know why his ex left him.
(b) He is still in love with his ex.
(c) His ego is wounded by the fact that she left him.
(d) He is unsure about his future with Fran.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Polepole," what does the Swahili "polepole" mean?

2. In "The Torch," the woman's arm is compared in a simile to what object?

3. In "Occupied," why does Ivy get into a bike accident?

4. In "Green Glass," what is Tom's response to Fran's questions about what he was like when he was with his ex?

5. In "Occupied," what does Ivy see that looks like a statue at first?

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