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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kinds of creatures also suffer from dementia in the poem "Ghost Cat"?
2. Who were the scythians in the poem "Digging Up the Scythians"?
3. What does everyone else's sex life seem like in the poem "Everyone Else's Sex Life"?
4. Who has killed so many sisters over the years in Part 6 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
5. What lies in the ditch in the poem "Princess Clothing"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the purpose of the mushrooms in the poem "September Mushrooms"?
2. What are the images in tension with each other in the poem titled "A Genre Painting"?
3. What gift does Cassandra have in the poem "Cassandra Considers Declining the Gift"?
4. What are some contradictions about cicadas in the poem by the same title?
5. Why does the speaker implore people to keep their clothes on in the poem "Everyone Else's Sex Life"?
6. Why do people carve jack-o-lanterns in the poem "Carving the Jacks"?
7. What does the speaker in "Everyone Else's Sex Life" think about everyone else's sex life?
8. What kinds of stories did the people used to tell in the poem "The Dear Ones?"
9. What does Atwood compare "late poems" to in the poem by the same title?
10. What kind of people were the Scythians in the poem "Digging Up the Scythians"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In general, how does Atwood portray women and girls in the poems in this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing Atwood's tone, language, and style when writing about sex throughout this collection, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Which poems in this collection could be viewed as a sort of speculative fiction - a genre Atwood is known for - and why? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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