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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Bad Teeth," what do the women eat at tea?
(a) Cakes.
(b) Mini Sandwiches.
(c) Scones.
(d) Muffins.

2. In "The Dead Interview," which film does Atwood suggest Orwell watch?
(a) Charotte’s Web.
(b) The Death of Stalin.
(c) Animal Farm.
(d) Dunkirk.

3. What perspective is used in "My Evil Mother"?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Omniscient narration.
(d) Second person.

4. In "The Dead Interview," what does Orwell call bodies?
(a) Prisons.
(b) Skin suits.
(c) Meat envelopes.
(d) Flesh sacks.

5. In "Impatient Griselda," what are children called?
(a) Pseudopods.
(b) Fry.
(c) Xenons.
(d) Zaxons.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "My Evil Mother" what gifts does the narrator’s dad give her?

2. What item was traded for François’ freedom in "Two Scorched Men"?

3. Which of the following is NOT a description of Mr. Foote?

4. How old is the narrator at the beginning of "My Evil Mother"?

5. What job do Tig and Nell get in "First Aid"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the aliens on earth?

2. What is the plot of François' play?

3. How does Orwell feel about being called a Communist?

4. In "My Evil Mother," what is the narrator’s mother’s backstory with Miss. Scace?

5. What do the aliens provide at the beginning of the story to the humans?

6. Describe the male admirers of both Lynne and Csilla during their younger days.

7. What happens between the narrator and her mother during her father’s funeral?

8. Summarize the alien’s story in a few sentences.

9. How does the phone call between Jason and Lynne go?

10. What does John’s country house look like in “Two Scorched Men”?

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