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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) Humans do not really need all these animals around.
(d) Things like plastic flowers last so long.

2. How many eyes does the drone have in the poem "A Drone Scans the Wreckage"?
(a) 8.
(b) 15.
(c) 25.
(d) 4.

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

4. Who makes the machine in the section of "Plasticene Suite" titled "Sorcerer's Apprentice"?
(a) Man.
(b) The Angel.
(c) The Devil.
(d) God.

5. What do plastics make "clear as whistling" in "The Bright Side"?
(a) Visions seen through plastic contact lenses.
(b) Voices over telephones.
(c) Songs in microphones.
(d) Visions seen through plastic glasses lenses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the defining foliage of the oil age in "Plasticene Suite"?

2. What season is it in the end of Part 4 in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

3. What does the editor suggest letting people do in "Editorial Notes"?

4. What are the minds of the jack-o-lanterns filled with in the poem "Carving the Jacks"?

5. What kind of clothing did werewolves used to wear in "Update on Werewolves"?

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