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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was standing there when the door was opened in Part 3 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) Desire.
(b) Death.
(c) Sunset.
(d) Life.

2. How is the woman in the painting looking out of it in "A Genre Painting"?
(a) Aslant.
(b) Scheming.
(c) Through a glare.
(d) Through lowered lids.

3. How many eyes does the drone have in the poem "A Drone Scans the Wreckage"?
(a) 4.
(b) 15.
(c) 8.
(d) 25.

4. What does Atwood compare the subject of the poem "Blizzard" to?
(a) A diamond.
(b) A diver plunged into a dangerous cave.
(c) A deer.
(d) A snow leopard.

5. What is the subject of the poem "Blizzard" curled up like?
(a) A snail.
(b) A comma.
(c) A fern.
(d) A cat.

6. What word does the speaker in the poem "September Mushrooms" imagine the mushrooms sent up before they withered?
(a) Mercy.
(b) Beware.
(c) Glory.
(d) Hail!

7. Which of the following comparisons does Atwood use for late poems in the poem "Late Poems"?
(a) Being late for a wedding.
(b) Being late for a funeral.
(c) Being late for supper.
(d) Being late for a communion.

8. How is time laid out in the poem "Salt"?
(a) Like a movie.
(b) Like a picnic.
(c) Like a diagram.
(d) Like a photo album.

9. Where does the coconut "materialize" in the poem "Coconut"?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The attic.
(c) The office.
(d) The cellar.

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

11. What season is it in the end of Part 4 in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

12. Who has killed so many sisters over the years in Part 6 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) Fearful men.
(b) Other sisters.
(c) Jealous parents.
(d) Evil spirits.

13. What does the speaker imagine the cicadas' song is saying in the poem "Cicadas"?
(a) When?
(b) Now.
(c) Go!
(d) Never.

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

15. What kind of flowers are in the painting in the poem "A Genre Painting"?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Violets.
(d) Roses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the speaker not realize how good things were in the poem "Salt"?

2. What is the woman working with in the poem "A Genre Painting"?

3. What is the taste of the coconut mixed with in the poem "Coconut"?

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

5. Where does the speaker in the poem "Souvenir" appear more often than she used to?

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