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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," where does the dying woman announce they will go on the following day?
(a) To a party.
(b) Out dancing.
(c) To the movies.
(d) To the beach.

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

3. In "Occupied," what causes Ivy to suddenly leave the park?
(a) One of the protesters accosts her.
(b) She realizes what time it is.
(c) A police officer tells her to get out of the park.
(d) She wants to get away from the doppelgänger.

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

5. In "Polepole," what does the Swahili "polepole" mean?
(a) Be happy.
(b) Take it slow.
(c) Liar.
(d) I do not know you.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Polepole," what does "the man" tell Daisy about getting his work for Bragg done?

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

4. In "Polepole," when "the man" is trying to persuade Daisy to see him again, what does she wish he would stop saying?

5. In "Green Glass," what assumption does Tom make about Fran's relationship with the lawyer?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. In "Green Glass," what concern does Fran express about Tom's relationship with his ex, and how does Tom respond to her concerns?

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

4. In "Occupied," where does Ivy stop on the way home from work, and why does she stop there?

5. In "Polepole," what is Daisy's response to finding out that "the man" has a wife?

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

7. In "Green Glass," how does Tom react when he realizes that Fran was once romantically involved with the lawyer at the party?

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

9. 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.

10. 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?

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