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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 is one advantage to plastics in the section of "Plasticene Suite" titled "The Bright Side"?
(a) There is better scaffolding for buildings.
(b) We have more options for our cars.
(c) Things like plastic flowers last so long.
(d) Humans do not really need all these animals around.

2. What do people say instead of "no" in "At the Translation Conference"?
(a) Yes.
(b) Maybe.
(c) Never.
(d) Perhaps.

3. What does everyone cry when they see in the section of "Plasticene Suite" titled "Whales"?
(a) The shark carrying the fish.
(b) The person carrying the dead calf.
(c) The tangled birds in the sea.
(d) The whale carrying her dead calf.

4. What does Atwood compare being in love to in "Everyone Else's Sex Life"?
(a) A demented rose-red circus tent.
(b) A pool.
(c) A really good movie.
(d) An expensive house.

5. What does the speaker ask if one of the sisters is hunting in Part 5 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) Her own sister.
(b) Her murderer.
(c) Her soul.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is anger in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

2. What will the baby sirens be "ravenous" with in "Siren Brooding on her Eggs"?

3. What happens to the albatross in "Plasticene Suite"?

4. What happens in Part IV of "The Aliens Arrive"?

5. What kind of getups do the new werewolves wear in "Update on Werewolves"?

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