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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 78 - 100).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of getups do the new werewolves wear in "Update on Werewolves"?
(a) Sweatsuits.
(b) Overalls.
(c) Evening wear.
(d) Sado French Vogue getups.

2. What do the ravens ask the people in "This Fjord Looks Like a Lake"?
(a) When will our time come?
(b) Are you here to harm us?
(c) Will you be next?
(d) Why do you leave so many plastics lying around?

3. What happens to whatever the Gods touch in "The Twilight of the Gods"?
(a) It takes on a life of its own.
(b) It turns red.
(c) It grows.
(d) It turns to dust.

4. What question does the speaker wonder about her dead sister in Part 7 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) If the dead sister's soul is at peace.
(b) If the dead sister wanted to have children.
(c) If the dead sister will live on in dreams.
(d) If the dead sister would forgive her murderer or not.

5. What does the speaker drive into the soft eyes of the coconut in the poem "Coconut"?
(a) A pin.
(b) A long steel nail.
(c) A rope.
(d) A paperclip.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal does Atwood equate with human souls in Part 5 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

2. What two things is "he" afraid of in "Fear of Birds"?

3. What could the speaker do to save her sister if this were a story in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

4. What is one advantage to plastics in the section of "Plasticene Suite" titled "The Bright Side"?

5. What did everything once have, according to the speaker in "Improvisation on a First Line by Yeats"?

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