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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Occupied," why does Ivy need to be home by 5:30?
(a) She has a client coming over.
(b) She has dinner plans with her friends.
(c) Her ex-husband is coming to pick up their child.
(d) Her babysitter needs to leave then.

2. In "Polepole," what does his servant's wife call "the man"?
(a) Bwana.
(b) Mistah T.
(c) Baba.
(d) Uncle T.

3. On page 60 of "Green Glass," what is Tom's assessment of the lawyer that Fran used to date?
(a) "Can't see why you broke up. You're perfect for each other."
(b) "He's a complete slimeball."
(c) "Guy's about as smart as Heidi."
(d) "He's no threat to me."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Polepole," what surprises Daisy about Cecily's reaction to "the man's" hitting the child?

2. In "Polepole," who is Babette?

3. In "Occupied," what are Ivy's friends referring to when they tell her "You don't want that" (40)?

4. In "Occupied," what "theme" does Ivy notice among the various protest signs (39)?

5. In "Polepole," how does "the man's" servant react when he sees Daisy hiding by the door?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Polepole," Daisy's comment of "I don't even know where I am" (3) has both a literal and a figurative meaning. Explain why this is so.

2. In "Polepole," after the man tells Daisy that he "needs" to kiss her, she "felt the outline of herself begin to dissolve" (5). Why does the man have this effect on Daisy?

3. In "Polepole," how do Daisy and "the man" react differently to his hitting the child?

4. In "Occupied," how does Ivy feel about her friends' advice about Dexter?

5. In "Occupied," what is implied by the repeated descriptions of the wind?

6. Describe the setting and context of "Polepole."

7. In "The Torch," what does the woman remember about being with John?

8. In "Occupied," what is the thematic significance of Ivy's realization that the encampment seems larger and more substantial in photographs that she has seen of it?

9. On page 36 of "Occupied," what is meant by the assertion that "In her brain there was always a someone"?

10. On page 55 of "Green Glass," what does Fran mean when she says, "Men like to think women aren't sensitive, at convenient times"?

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