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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 38 of "Occupied," which phrase describes how Ivy feels when she plays with her son?

2. 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?

3. In "Polepole," what do the details of "the man's" home tell the reader about him?

4. In "The Torch," where did the husband first see the woman who would become his wife?

5. In "Green Glass," what is Tom's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Occupied," what is the significance of the disinterested expressions on the faces of the protesters at the encampment?

2. 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.

3. In "Occupied," what is the rhetorical purpose of the many descriptions of individual protestors?

4. 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?

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

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

7. In "Polepole," what symbolic significance is there in the sequence of events as Daisy and the man drive into his driveway and then enter his house?

8. In "Green Glass," what causes Tom's ex to slap him, and what is his response to the incident?

9. In "Polepole," what meaning does Daisy assign to the look Cecily gives her at the end of the story?

10. In "Polepole," what is the significance of Bragg's wink when he leaves Daisy to talk with "the man"?

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