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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 78 - 100).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fiction does Atwood write of in the poem "Shadow"?
(a) The fiction that all family ties are strong.
(b) The fiction that anyone is owed anything in life.
(c) The fiction that you can live forever.
(d) The fiction that this one likes you.

2. What does the spider catch in its net in "Spider Signatures"?
(a) Curses.
(b) Fog.
(c) Hair.
(d) Bad dreams.

3. What does the speaker implore the rain to do in "Tracking the Rain"?
(a) Stop.
(b) Be kind.
(c) Let it come down.
(d) Flood the earth.

4. What question does the speaker wonder about her dead sister in Part 7 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) If the dead sister would forgive her murderer or not.
(b) If the dead sister wanted to have children.
(c) If the dead sister's soul is at peace.
(d) If the dead sister will live on in dreams.

5. What do the ravens ask the people in "This Fjord Looks Like a Lake"?
(a) Will you be next?
(b) Why do you leave so many plastics lying around?
(c) Are you here to harm us?
(d) When will our time come?

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing that has been done with old plastics in "Plasticene Suite"?

2. What happens in Part V of "The Aliens Arrive"?

3. What new type of era does the speaker in "Plasticene Suite" define?

4. Where are we living now, according to the speaker in "Tracking the Rain"?

5. In what way is a wolf courteous in "Short Takes on Wolves"?

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