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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kinds of dogs does Dr. U have in her office, in "Eight Bites"?
(a) Chows.
(b) Eskimo dogs.
(c) Pomeranians.
(d) Huskies.

2. How does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" describe Petra in her first interactions with her?
(a) Sublime.
(b) Cheery.
(c) Inviting.
(d) Morbid.

3. What is the narrator’s daughter’s feeling about the procedure, in "Eight Bites"?
(a) She is indifferent.
(b) She is supportive.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is distraught.

4. What does the gas station attendant say about the TV show in "The Resident"?
(a) Yesterday’s news.
(b) New show.
(c) Breaking news.
(d) Rerun.

5. What does Dr. U do to the narrator of "Eight Bites"?
(a) Implant enhancements.
(b) Fill cavities.
(c) Remove fat tissue.
(d) Remove tumors.

6. How old is Petra when her incorporeality begins?
(a) 29.
(b) 22.
(c) 17.
(d) 19.

7. Where does the narrator of "Eight Bites" go for her last meal before surgery?
(a) A restaurant called Minnie’s.
(b) A restaurant called Jack’s.
(c) A restaurant called Salt.
(d) A restaurant called Peppercorn.

8. How does the narrator of "The Resident" characterize the hotel where the Devil’s Throat residency takes place?
(a) As a curious piece of art.
(b) As a grand edifice.
(c) As a bloody sore.
(d) As an infection.

9. What do people who have had the procedure say at restaurants, in "Eight Bites"?
(a) "Thanks, I don’t need any."
(b) "I couldn’t possibly."
(c) "It can’t hurt to have another."
(d) "I’d love some more."

10. How many women are in the entryway when the narrator of "The Resident" arrives?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) One.

11. Which woman’s name can the narrator not remember, in "The Resident"?
(a) The poet.
(b) The sculptor.
(c) The filmmaker.
(d) The painter.

12. How does the narrator of "The Resident" characterize her novel?
(a) A hunch she has been carrying around.
(b) A pile of notes and papers.
(c) A thick, printed manuscript.
(d) A confusion of files on her laptop.

13. What does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" say her boss Gizzy has lost?
(a) Her career.
(b) Her parents.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her husband.

14. Who does the narrator of "Eight Bites" say her daughter lives with in Portland?
(a) A roommate who is not her roommate.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her boyfriend.
(d) Her husband.

15. How long a drive is the residency from C——‘s home, in "The Resident"?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Four hours.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) Two days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of "The Resident" find on the third day of her walks around the lake?

2. How do Petra and the narrator spend their time once Petra’s incorporeality begins, in "Real Women Have Bodies"?

3. What does the narrator of "The Resident" say her wife mocks her for?

4. Who unpacks the narrator’s car, of "The Resident"?

5. What do Anele and the narrator have to run from after their photo shoot, in "The Resident"?

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