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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 25 - 51).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is anger in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

2. What was wool worn next to the skin once symbolic of in the poem "Princess Clothing"?
(a) An army decree.
(b) Weddings.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Ceasefire.

3. What is the first line of the poem "Shadow"?
(a) Who has two?
(b) Be aware.
(c) Someone wants your body.
(d) The light fades away from day.

4. Who is the speaker concerned about in the poem "Blizzard"?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

5. What fiction does Atwood write of in the poem "Shadow"?
(a) The fiction that this one likes you.
(b) The fiction that all family ties are strong.
(c) The fiction that you can live forever.
(d) The fiction that anyone is owed anything in life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the scythians in the poem "Digging Up the Scythians"?

2. What is the subject of the poem "Blizzard" curled up like?

3. What do the children smash in the poem "Frida Kahlo, San Miguel, Ash Wednesday"?

4. What will survive us after we're gone in the poem "Carving the Jacks"?

5. What happens when the speaker in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters" sings this song for her sister?

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