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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 25 - 51).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were the old stories comforting in a way in the poem "The Dear Ones"?
(a) They said humans would always survive.
(b) They said it all ends well.
(c) They said everyone has to be somewhere.
(d) They said the sun will always rise.

2. Where is Frida Kahlo everywhere in the poem "Frida Kahlo, San Miguel, Ash Wednesday"?
(a) In the river reflection.
(b) In the souvenir arcade.
(c) In the museums.
(d) In the pillow covers.

3. What does the speaker praise in the poem "If There Were No Emptiness"?
(a) Crowds.
(b) Masks.
(c) Vacancy.
(d) Vandalism.

4. Who used to take the dear ones in the poem "The Dear Ones"?
(a) Gypsies.
(b) Djinns.
(c) Religious wanderers.
(d) Cats.

5. Why does the speaker in the poem "September Mushrooms" miss the mushrooms again this year?
(a) She was immersed elsewhere.
(b) She was ill.
(c) She had just lost her home in a flood.
(d) She was scared of the mushrooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who looks like a movie star in "Everyone Else's Sex Life"?

2. What do the speaker's passports photos remind her of in the poem "Passports"?

3. What goes on calling in the end of the poem "The Dear Ones"?

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

5. What word does the speaker in the poem "September Mushrooms" imagine the mushrooms sent up before they withered?

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