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

2. What is Orwell’s father’s name?

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

4. In "Morte De Smudgie," what was Smudgie wrapped in?

5. Who is Miss Scace?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the aliens on earth?

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

3. In “First Aid,” what does the opening scene look like?

4. What is Orwell’s perspective on female writers?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Tig's encounter with the ATV.

10. Who is Jason and why did Csilla contact him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about one of Atwood’s short stories where the tone and mood are different. Why does she do this and what effect does she achieve? Make sure to identify both the mood and tone.

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

Write an essay arguing whether technology would or would not have made a difference in Tig and Nell’s near-death experiences from “First Aid.” Be sure to use specific instances of imagery to back up your points.

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