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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) Mini Sandwiches.
(b) Cakes.
(c) Scones.
(d) Muffins.

2. In "Impatient Griselda," how does the alien speak English?
(a) Extensive knowledge.
(b) Mouth implant.
(c) Translation device.
(d) A live translator.

3. What tone is used in "First Aid"?
(a) Light and sarcastic.
(b) Scientific and analytical.
(c) Angry and dismissive.
(d) Intense and serious.

4. In "Morte De Smudgie," what literary device does Nell use in her poem?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Simile.
(c) Parody.
(d) Foreshadowing.

5. What is Miss Verity's real name?
(a) Dodge.
(b) Shibata.
(c) Gibbon.
(d) Rutherford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a near-death experience that Tig and Nell had?

2. In "My Evil Mother," what reason does the narrator’s father give for leaving?

3. What point of view is "Two Scorched Men" told from?

4. The mother saying she is “immune to cold” (97) is an example of what?

5. How does the narrator describe John’s advertisements in "Two Scorched Men"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the plot of François' play?

3. Why does the Duke want to marry Pat?

4. How does Nell describe Smudgie?

5. How are John and François described in “Two Scorched Men”? What are their physical characteristics and personality traits?

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

7. Describe Tig's encounter with the ATV.

8. Why does Lynne not cut Csilla off?

9. Near the end of the story, it is revealed that Nell is upset about Smudgie’s death because of what reason?

10. What does Csilla look like?

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