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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Freeforall," what is the name of Sharmayne’s house?
(a) Freeforall.
(b) First Mother’s United.
(c) Sheltering Wings.
(d) Least House.

2. "Airborne" is told from what perspective?
(a) No narration.
(b) Third person limited omniscient.
(c) First person.
(d) Second Person.

3. In "A Dusty Lunch," what type of dancing did Brig do?
(a) Tap.
(b) Charleston.
(c) Swing.
(d) Hip-hop.

4. In "A Dusty Lunch," what does Nell think about Brig’s letters?
(a) Angry at the responsibility.
(b) Nervous she will lose them.
(c) That she is the wrong person to receive them.
(d) Elated to help.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. In Nell's real letter to Stevie what does she say her grandchildren are full of?
(a) Food.
(b) Beans.
(c) Corn.
(d) Smiles.

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

13. In "Widows," what is the tone of Nell's first/longer letter to Stevie?
(a) Expressive and vulnerable.
(b) Angry and destitute.
(c) Timid yet holding back anger.
(d) Formal and reserved.

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

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

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 "Wooden Box," what fruit are Tig and Nell forced to rely on?

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

5. In "Freeforall," which game do the children revise?

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