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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. U do to the narrator of "Eight Bites"?
(a) Remove tumors.
(b) Remove fat tissue.
(c) Fill cavities.
(d) Implant enhancements.

2. What is Petra’s mother sewing into the dresses she makes?
(a) Sequins.
(b) Incorporeal girls.
(c) Taffeta ribbons.
(d) Lace.

3. What do people who have had the procedure say at restaurants, in "Eight Bites"?
(a) "I’d love some more."
(b) "I couldn’t possibly."
(c) "Thanks, I don’t need any."
(d) "It can’t hurt to have another."

4. How does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" describe Petra in her first interactions with her?
(a) Inviting.
(b) Sublime.
(c) Cheery.
(d) Morbid.

5. What kinds of dogs does Dr. U have in her office, in "Eight Bites"?
(a) Pomeranians.
(b) Eskimo dogs.
(c) Huskies.
(d) Chows.

6. What does Petra deliver to Glam, in "Real Women Have Bodies"?
(a) Office supplies.
(b) Water bottles.
(c) Dresses.
(d) Food.

7. When does the narrator of "Eight Bites"say she gained most of her weight?
(a) After marriage.
(b) After high school.
(c) After college.
(d) After pregnancy.

8. What does the narrator of "The Resident" say her wife mocks her for?
(a) Her strong reactions to things.
(b) Her impatience.
(c) Her indecision about things.
(d) Her single-minded determination.

9. What does the narrator of "Eight Bites" order for her last meal?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Steak.
(c) Oysters.
(d) Clam chowder.

10. How old is Petra when her incorporeality begins?
(a) 29.
(b) 19.
(c) 17.
(d) 22.

11. What does the gas station attendant say about the TV show in "The Resident"?
(a) Rerun.
(b) New show.
(c) Yesterday’s news.
(d) Breaking news.

12. How does Petra test the incorporeality of her hands, in "Real Women Have Bodies"?
(a) By slicing it with a knife.
(b) By cutting it with a broken glass.
(c) By putting it in a fire.
(d) By stabbing herself with a dart.

13. How does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" treat the dresses after she sees them in Petra’s mother’s workshop?
(a) She is kinder to them.
(b) She lets Natalie hang them badly.
(c) She cuts their seams.
(d) She crumples them and stuffs them together.

14. What quality best suits the narrator’s co-worker Natalie?
(a) Elegance.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Indifference.

15. What book does the narrator tell Dr. U to read, in "Eight Bites"?
(a) The telltale heart.
(b) Ping the duck.
(c) Make way for ducklings.
(d) The girl with the yellow ribbon and other ghost stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which woman’s name can the narrator not remember, in "The Resident"?

2. What does the narrator compare Petra to, when she sits on top of her?

3. Who does the narrator of "The Resident" see having sex with Diego at night?

4. What does the narrator of "The Resident" say her talent is?

5. What does the narrator of "Eight Bites" think about herself when she considers her last meal?

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