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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miss Scace?

2. In "Impatient Griselda," what sound does the annoyed alien say only snacks make?

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

4. In "First Aid," what are Tig and Nell’s attitude towards saving people while on the job?

5. In "First Aid," what do Nell and Tig fear while camping?

Short Essay Questions

1. What political aspect of life do Atwood and Orwell have in common?

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

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

4. How does Nell describe Smudgie?

5. Why does Lynne not cut Csilla off?

6. How is Mr. Foote described?

7. Why does the Duke want to marry Pat?

8. Why does John have a soft spot for François?

9. What happened between the narrator and her boyfriend Brian?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Referencing both “Morte de Smugdie” and “Old Babes in the Wood,” write an essay arguing why Lizzie’s presence forces Nell to reflect and confront uncomfortable feelings. What is it about the presence of family that prompts reflection?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the relationship between narration and storytelling. How does narration affect your interpretation of the characters in "Two Scorched Men" and/or "Metempsychosis."

Essay Topic 3

Referencing one story that uses third-person perspective and another story that uses first-person perspective write an essay about how a change in perspective can shape a story's meaning. Compare and contrast both stories; why did Atwood make this literary decision, what impact does it have on the narratives?

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