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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Dusty Lunch," what causes Nell to believe that Tig understood his dad?
(a) His note-writing.
(b) His thoughtful letter to his departed mother.
(c) His mother's story about their relationship.
(d) His diary.

2. In "A Dusty Lunch," what happens to Brig in his old age?
(a) He gets cancer.
(b) Cats start following him home.
(c) People start appearing in his apartment.
(d) He is unable to sleep without white noise.

3. In "Metempsychosis," where does Tyler go to avoid Amber/Snail?
(a) Work.
(b) His mother’s house.
(c) The gym.
(d) The bar.

4. In "Airborne," who do they need to write the proposal?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Chrissy.
(c) Myrna.
(d) Leonie.

5. In "Wooden Box," what is the temperature of Nell and Tig's cabin?
(a) Warm in the night but freezing in the morning.
(b) Humid and somewhat smelly.
(c) Warm and toasty.
(d) Pleasant and mild in the afternoons.

6. In "Wooden Box," what fruit are Tig and Nell forced to rely on?
(a) Pineapples.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Apples.
(d) Bananas.

7. In "Widows," what is the tone of Nell's second/real letter to Stevie?
(a) Extremely passionate.
(b) Formal and polite.
(c) Timid but angry.
(d) Emotional and expressive.

8. In "Airborne," what is the title of Leonie’s book?
(a) Airborne.
(b) Lobster Monday.
(c) Thermidor.
(d) Political Reprisals.

9. What is the tone of "Metempsychosis"?
(a) Despair and intense anger.
(b) Ironic and worried.
(c) Unintelligent and spiteful.
(d) Deep sadness.

10. In "Widows," Nell refuses which analogy for grief?
(a) A healing cycle.
(b) A tunnel.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A journey.

11. In "Wooden Box," how does Nell respond to Tig’s shirts?
(a) Loves them.
(b) Has not been able to look at them.
(c) Finds them not comforting.
(d) Finds herself unable to wash them.

12. In "Widows," which phrase does Nell deem as Geriatric flirting?
(a) “You must’ve been pretty in your youth.”
(b) “So your husband died?”
(c) “I’ve fallen for you.”
(d) “So you’re hunting?”

13. In "A Dusty Lunch," how did Brig’s wife die?
(a) Kidney stones.
(b) Throat cancer.
(c) Childbirth.
(d) Ulcer.

14. In "Freeforall," how are overly aggressive males eliminated?
(a) Banishment.
(b) Death by fire.
(c) War games.
(d) Castration.

15. In "Death by Clamshell," what did the mob gouge out?
(a) Her nose.
(b) Her legs.
(c) Her eyes.
(d) Her teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the snails says: "spare me! I am part of an ecosystem," (172) that is an example of what?

2. In "Wooden Box," why are Nell and Tig stranded at their cabin?

3. In "A Dusty Lunch," what does Tig’s family pass down?

4. In "Widows," what is the tone of Nell's first/longer letter to Stevie?

5. In "Metempsychosis," what is Amber/Snail's response to Tyler's cheating?

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