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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Impatient Griselda (121-129).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator’s mother say when casting spells in "My Evil Mother"?
(a) A curse on you.
(b) Point.
(c) Alakazam.
(d) Woosh.

2. What does Nell call the imaginary assailants in the opening scene of "First Aid"?
(a) Kidnappers.
(b) Desperate Killers.
(c) Desperados.
(d) Thieves.

3. In "My Evil Mother," what creature does the narrator believe her father is?
(a) Garden gnome.
(b) Fairy.
(c) Centaur.
(d) Unicorn.

4. In "Two Scorched Men," who are character foils?
(a) Tig and the narrator.
(b) John and the narrator.
(c) François and John.
(d) François and Tig.

5. What does the alien look like in "Impatient Griselda"?
(a) A snail.
(b) A green martian.
(c) A silver, big eyed creature.
(d) An octopus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "My Evil Mother," what does the narrator’s mother suggest after the birth of her first child?

2. What is Orwell’s father’s name?

3. In "First Aid," what do Nell and Tig eat after returning from the hospital?

4. In "Impatient Griselda," who does the Duke want to leave Pat for?

5. In "My Evil Mother" why does the mother want the narrator to break up with her boyfriend?

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