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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Wooden Box," what does Nell think about vultures?
(a) They are disgusting.
(b) They are omens of bad luck.
(c) They are always right eventually.
(d) She is neutral about them.

2. What does the Freeforall look like?
(a) An island only accessible by boat.
(b) Underwater in an oxygen tank.
(c) Guarded by dogs and surrounded by electrical fences.
(d) An underground society.

3. In "Widows," what activity occupies Nell’s time?
(a) Collaging.
(b) Tidying up.
(c) Baking.
(d) Renovating.

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

5. In "Widows," why does Nell not send her letter to Stevie?
(a) She is embarrassed at her clumsy awkwardness.
(b) His lover is still in tangible form, and he would not understand.
(c) He would get angry at her for not being over Tig.
(d) He would try and get her to see a grief counsellor.

6. In "Wooden Box," why are Nell and Tig stranded at their cabin?
(a) The ferry had an accident.
(b) Nell broke her leg.
(c) Tig crashed his boat.
(d) Their car was towed.

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

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

9. In "Metempsychosis," what is Amber’s job?
(a) Actor.
(b) Bank teller.
(c) Customer service representative.
(d) Grocery store clerk.

10. This quotation: "vulgar comments are as old as writing. You should see the walls of Pompeii" (196) is an example of what?
(a) Personification.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

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

12. In "Airborne," why did the women receive money?
(a) A guilty feminist’s inheritance.
(b) Donation from a former colleague.
(c) Lottery money.
(d) They won a grant.

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

14. In "Wooden Box," how does the mug misspell friends?
(a) Fried.
(b) Friemds.
(c) Freuds.
(d) Fiends.

15. In "Metempsychosis," where does Amber/Snail go that proves to be of no help?
(a) The church.
(b) Her mother's house.
(c) The foodbank.
(d) The place she was born.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the most alarming portrait of Hypatia look like?

2. In "Freeforall," what is the most valuable piece in the children's game?

3. In "Airborne," why is Leonie's hair wispy?

4. In "Widows," Nell refuses which analogy for grief?

5. In "Wooden Box," what is the temperature of Nell and Tig's cabin?

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