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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Awful Rowing Toward God.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is represented as a pair of applauding hands in "Two Hands"?
(a) Doubt.
(b) God.
(c) Faith.
(d) Humanity.

2. What is personified in "The Assassin"?
(a) Sex.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Death.
(d) Parenthood.

3. What theme does the author explore in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"?
(a) Feminism.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Romance.

4. Who is portrayed as God in "The God-Monger"?
(a) John Holmes.
(b) The speaker herself.
(c) The speaker's husband.
(d) The speaker's father.

5. What is the purpose of "Somewhere in Africa"?
(a) A meditation on mental escapism.
(b) A letter while on safari.
(c) An expression of the author's desire to travel.
(d) A eulogistic farewell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the focus of the author's version of "Red Riding Hood"?

2. "In Celebration of My Uterus" celebrates what?

3. Who is the subject of "Somewhere in Africa"?

4. Whose death does the author recount in "The Death Baby"?

5. "Loving the Killer" takes place where?

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