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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role does Lydia attribute to the narrator of "The Resident"?
(a) Beautiful martyr.
(b) Mother hen.
(c) Madwoman in the attic.
(d) Miserable step-sister.

2. What effect does the photo shoot and the subsequent flight have on the narrator of "The Resident"?
(a) It makes her distrustful of Anele.
(b) It makes her bitter about her past.
(c) It makes her very happy.
(d) It makes her insecure about her body.

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

4. Why does the narrator of "The Resident"get pulled over on her way to Devil’s Throat?
(a) Broken taillight.
(b) Weaving in traffic.
(c) Speeding.
(d) Driving under the influence.

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

6. Who gets blamed for the incorporeal girls in "Real Women Have Bodies"?
(a) The fashion industry.
(b) Agribusiness.
(c) Petrochemical companies.
(d) Nuclear reactors.

7. What is Petra’s first question to the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies"?
(a) Want to go for coffee?
(b) You getting off soon?
(c) Want to see the workshop?
(d) You like it here?

8. Who unpacks the narrator’s car, of "The Resident"?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Anele.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) Edna.

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

10. What does the narrator of "The Resident" plan to do after this residency?
(a) Stand on her own.
(b) Repay the people who supported her.
(c) Support other artists.
(d) Get out of town and never go back.

11. What is Edna’s role at Devil’s Throat, in "The Resident"?
(a) Concierge.
(b) Cook.
(c) Owner.
(d) Director.

12. What is the woman doing on the TV at the gas station on the narrator’s way to Devil’s Throat, in "The Resident"?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Kissing another girl.
(c) Eating in a dining hall.
(d) Waving her arms in a field.

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

14. How does the narrator of "Eight Bites" treat her extra self when she catches it in the basement?
(a) She feeds it.
(b) She chases it out.
(c) She beats it.
(d) She soothes it.

15. How does the narrator describe other people who have had the procedure?
(a) Robust.
(b) Svelte.
(c) Bony.
(d) Withered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question is the narrator of "The Resident" trying to figure out in relation to her novel?

2. How does the narrator of "The Resident" imagine her drive into the mountains?

3. Where does the narrator of "Eight Bites" go for her last meal before surgery?

4. What does the girl in the Brownie song look for?

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

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