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

2. On page 38 of "Occupied," which phrase describes how Ivy feels when she plays with her son?
(a) "Ironically unengaged."
(b) "Unguarded and trusting."
(c) "White with light."
(d) "A robotic performer."

3. In "Occupied," what are Ivy's friends referring to when they tell her "You don't want that" (40)?
(a) Her troublesome client.
(b) Her move out of New York.
(c) Her divorce.
(d) Her relationship with her lover.

4. On page 27 of "The Torch," what detail implies that the woman is dying?
(a) The woman's "sharp bird-look."
(b) "Her eyelids were low and her black eyes looked elsewhere."
(c) The woman saying she wants to swim "In lovely cold water."
(d) "Her face had lost most of its flesh."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At the beginning of "Green Glass," what does Fran want to know about Tom's ex-girlfriend?

4. In "Green Glass," how does Fran feel about herself once she meets Tom's ex?

5. On page 31 of "Occupied," what event is alluded to in the sentence, "If you'd been in New York, you had your story"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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