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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: A Dusty Lunch (228-258).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "My Evil Mother" which ritual does the narrator’s mother have her perform?
(a) Discarding her toenails.
(b) Burning her hair.
(c) Collecting frog eyes.
(d) Reciting bird themed incantations.

2. In "A Dusty Lunch," Nell thinks Marty would have been doing what in earlier times?
(a) Married with seven children.
(b) Unhappily working.
(c) Grieving a lover.
(d) Running a Midwestern farm.

3. In "My Evil Mother," what reason does the narrator’s father give for leaving?
(a) He didn’t want to be a father.
(b) Her mother was always right.
(c) His drinking got out of hand.
(d) He had an affair.

4. How old is the narrator at the beginning of "My Evil Mother"?
(a) 12.
(b) 22.
(c) 7.
(d) 15.

5. In "A Dusty Lunch," what was Brig’s father’s job?
(a) CEO.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Dusty Lunch," what happens to Brig in his old age?

2. In "A Dusty Lunch," how did Brig’s wife die?

3. In "Death by Clamshell," which one of the following did the mob NOT ridicule Hypatia for?

4. In "Death by Clamshell," what happened to the men who hurt Hypatia in the afterlife?

5. In "My Evil Mother" what gifts does the narrator’s dad give her?

(see the answer key)

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