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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 103 - 122).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of animal does Atwood equate with human souls in Part 5 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Cats.
(c) Mice.
(d) Birds.

2. What season is it in "Walking in the Madman's Wood"?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

3. What defines cotton in the poem "Princess Clothing"?
(a) It is crackly.
(b) It is brown.
(c) It is soft.
(d) It is the mark of poverty.

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

5. What does the speaker praise in the poem "If There Were No Emptiness"?
(a) Vacancy.
(b) Crowds.
(c) Masks.
(d) Vandalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to whatever the Gods touch in "The Twilight of the Gods"?

2. What happens when a human comes across the spider too suddenly in "Spider Signatures"?

3. What is the speaker traveling faster than in "Winter Vacations"?

4. What will shrink in time in "One Day"?

5. What does Cassandra fantasize about possessing in the poem "Cassandra Considers Declining the Gift"?

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