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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," 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 regrets marrying her.
(c) Whether he will remember the music she wants for her memorial.
(d) Whether he believed in Christ.

2. In "Polepole," what does "the man" do when the boy spits at him?
(a) Fires his father.
(b) Hits him.
(c) Swears at him.
(d) Makes the boy clean the floor.

3. In "Polepole," what do the details of "the man's" home tell the reader about him?
(a) He is not really committed to staying in Kenya.
(b) He is more sensitive than he seems to be at first.
(c) He does not care about his surroundings.
(d) He lives in comparative comfort.

4. In "Green Glass," what is Tom's last name?
(a) Winchester.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Stanwyck.
(d) Phillips.

5. In "Occupied," who is Henry?
(a) Ivy's boss.
(b) Ivy's son.
(c) Ivy's lover.
(d) Ivy's ex-husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Green Glass," what does Tom say Fran should do with her feelings?

2. In "Occupied," what is implied in Minot's description of the man who "did not look American" (35)?

3. In "Occupied," what is Ivy's profession?

4. In "Occupied," what causes Ivy to suddenly leave the park?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "Occupied," what construction is happening near the park, and what is its significance?

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

5. In "The Torch," how does Andrew reveal his devotion to his wife?

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

7. Describe the couple who are the main characters of "The Torch."

8. In "Polepole," what difference is there between the way Daisy and "the man" view Kibera?

9. 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?

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

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