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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "A Dusty Lunch," what was the name of Nell’s war-time coffee?
(a) Instant Postum.
(b) No name.
(c) Military beans.
(d) Nescafe.

3. In "Widows," how old is Stevie compared to Nell?
(a) He is much younger.
(b) He is much older.
(c) They’re the same age.
(d) He is a year older.

4. In "Freeforall," which game do the children revise?
(a) Scrabble.
(b) Snakes and Ladders.
(c) Monopoly.
(d) Dominos.

5. In "Wooden Box," what strangely appears on Tig?
(a) A mole.
(b) Large liver spots on his legs.
(c) Small bloody cracks in his skin.
(d) A seven-inch-long scar.

6. What perspective is "Death by Clamshell" told from?
(a) Omniscient narration.
(b) Third person.
(c) Second person.
(d) First person.

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

8. In "Wooden Box," what does Tig no longer care for in his old age?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Nature.
(c) Hiking.
(d) Paying taxes.

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

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

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

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

13. In "Freeforall," what color are the veils?
(a) Lemon yellow and light blue.
(b) Cherry red.
(c) Navy blue and white.
(d) Yellow and white.

14. In "Airborne," who is the language expert?
(a) Leonie.
(b) Chrissy.
(c) Darlene.
(d) Myrna.

15. In "Airborne," why is Leonie's hair wispy?
(a) Alopecia.
(b) Stress.
(c) She chopped it all off.
(d) A second bought of chemo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Metempsychosis," what animals does Amber/Snail plead to become?

2. In "Death by Clamshell," why was Hypatia killed?

3. In "Airborne," why did the women receive money?

4. What is the mood of "Airborne"?

5. In "Freeforall," what is the name of Sharmayne’s house?

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