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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. What status is the alien in "Impatient Griselda"?

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

3. In "The Dead Interview," what does Orwell think is risky during extreme times?

4. In "Bad Teeth," where did Lynne’s alleged affair occur?

5. In "My Evil Mother," which card does the mother draw that determines the boyfriend’s fate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the meeting between the narrator’s mother and her fiancé go?

2. Why does the Duke want to marry Pat?

3. What happens to Smudgie while Nell and Tig are away in Ireland?

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

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

6. Describe Tig's encounter with the ATV.

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

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

9. Why does Lynne not cut Csilla off?

10. Why is Orwell’s father disappointed in him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on how Atwood’s use of levity and humor helps her discuss serious issues in an approachable way. What elements of humor does she use to soften the blow of her more serious underlying themes? Draw examples from one to two of Atwood's short stories.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining how Nell deals with her grief through poetry. Analyze the techniques she uses to process her grief referencing one or two short stories in the collection.

Essay Topic 3

Referring to “Freeforall,” write an essay discussing how Atwood’s use of diction shapes her characters in the story. Do you believe the terms of finance and trade contribute to the dehumanization of young men and women?

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