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

2. In "Morte De Smudgie," what is Smudgie diagnosed with?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Breathing problems.
(c) Kidney infection.
(d) Feline Diabetes.

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

4. Which literary device is this an example of: “funeral scarf from stem to stern” (61)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Personification.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Alliteration.

5. In "Impatient Griselda," how do the humans receive the alien’s jokes?
(a) Do not understand them.
(b) Find them hilarious.
(c) Find them comforting.
(d) Hate them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Dead Interview," why did Orwell dress poorly?

2. Who is a character in François’ play?

3. In "The Dead Interview," why did Orwell choose Orwell as his penname?

4. In "My Evil Mother," what is the narrator’s fiancé’s reaction to her mother?

5. Who are Imp and Pat?

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