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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 103 - 122).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the problems with the body in the poem "Shadow"?
(a) It is weak.
(b) It is liable to become ill.
(c) It attracts too much attention.
(d) It is fickle.

2. What format does Atwood use for the poem "The Aliens Arrive"?
(a) Nine late-night movies.
(b) Four haikus.
(c) Ten vignettes.
(d) Eight one-line poems.

3. What do the hinges of the speaker's joints creak like in the poem "The Tin Woodwoman Gets a Massage"?
(a) Pins.
(b) Screws.
(c) Tiny frogs.
(d) Doors.

4. What was standing there when the door was opened in Part 3 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) Life.
(b) Death.
(c) Desire.
(d) Sunset.

5. What does the speaker use a feather for in "Feather"?
(a) As a quill pen.
(b) As a trumpet.
(c) As a calendar.
(d) As an ornament for jewelry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lies in the ditch in the poem "Princess Clothing"?

2. What is "anything saved" equal to in the poem "A Drone Scans the Wreckage"?

3. What do birds no longer need in "Mr. Lionheart"?

4. What were all the werewolves in the old days in "Update on Werewolves"?

5. What does the speaker say about most poems in the poem "Late Poems"?

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