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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 52 - 77).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the speaker concerned about in the poem "Blizzard"?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her husband.

2. What do the aliens do to humans in Part 8 of "The Aliens Arrive"?
(a) They drown all the humans.
(b) They eat all the humans.
(c) They take all the humans back to their planets.
(d) They put humans in zoos and watch them have sex all day.

3. What happens to Cassandra's hometown in the poem "Cassandra Considers Declining the Gift"?
(a) It burns down.
(b) It is struck by lightening.
(c) It flourishes.
(d) It is swept away in a flood.

4. How do the feathers fall in "Feather"?
(a) One at a time.
(b) Like a rainstorm.
(c) Like the wind.
(d) Only by handfuls.

5. What could the speaker do to save her sister if this were a story in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) Get a witch to cast a spell.
(b) Speak a magic charm to bring her back.
(c) Find the right prince.
(d) Give her a magic apple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker say her passport photos looks like in the poem "Passports"?

2. What does Atwood compare being in love to in "Everyone Else's Sex Life"?

3. What does the spider catch in its net in "Spider Signatures"?

4. What happens if one "looks behind" in the poem "Salt"?

5. What does the speaker use a feather for in "Feather"?

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