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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 herself unable to wash them.
(d) Finds them not comforting.

2. In "Freeforall," which invention failed to protect from the virus?
(a) Kiss-and-no-tell.
(b) Safe-T-Lips.
(c) Rubber masks.
(d) Two person condoms.

3. What does the most alarming portrait of Hypatia look like?
(a) She is greenish white with floor length hair.
(b) She is a young girl with a velvet dress.
(c) She is an elderly woman.
(d) She is glowing white with exposed body parts.

4. In "A Dusty Lunch," what does Tig’s family pass down?
(a) Pearls and jade.
(b) Ancestral silver.
(c) Antique lace curtains.
(d) Diaries.

5. In "Metempsychosis," how does the snail die?
(a) Plucked and put in a bucket.
(b) Mixture of salt and coffee.
(c) Dehydration.
(d) Stomped on.

6. In "Airborne," what does Myrna complain about?
(a) A toaster.
(b) Her magenta hair.
(c) A disgruntled lover.
(d) Her loose tooth.

7. In "Death by Clamshell," who was Hypatia?
(a) A wealthy member of the royal court.
(b) A Grecian princess and artist.
(c) A Portugese servant to the king.
(d) A Roman mathematician and philosopher.

8. When the snails says: "spare me! I am part of an ecosystem," (172) that is an example of what?
(a) Setting.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Simile.
(d) Personification.

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

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

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

12. In "Death by Clamshell," which one of the following did the mob NOT ridicule Hypatia for?
(a) Her appearance.
(b) Her religion.
(c) Her virginity.
(d) Her magical practices.

13. In "Metempsychosis," what animals does Amber/Snail plead to become?
(a) Hen or lizard.
(b) Chimpanzee or ape.
(c) Turtle or frog.
(d) Lemur or cat.

14. In "Metempsychosis," why does Amber/Snail not want coleslaw?
(a) The quantity is too large.
(b) It is too spicy.
(c) The vinegar.
(d) She has a headache.

15. What does J.O.B stand for?
(a) Jubilant old Brig.
(b) Jolly old brigadier.
(c) Joyful ol’ Brig.
(d) Jump over bombs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Widows," which phrase does Nell deem as Geriatric flirting?

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

3. In "A Dusty Lunch," what was Brig’s father’s job?

4. In "Metempsychosis," where does Tyler go to avoid Amber/Snail?

5. In "Airborne," what does Myrna find triggering?

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