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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 24).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Atwood compare the subject of the poem "Blizzard" to?
(a) A deer.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A diver plunged into a dangerous cave.
(d) A snow leopard.

2. What defines cotton in the poem "Princess Clothing"?
(a) It is crackly.
(b) It is brown.
(c) It is the mark of poverty.
(d) It is soft.

3. What is the taste of the coconut mixed with in the poem "Coconut"?
(a) Ash and the shards of destruction.
(b) Orange.
(c) Avocado.
(d) Hay.

4. What kinds of creatures also suffer from dementia in the poem "Ghost Cat"?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Turtles.
(c) Cats.
(d) Birds.

5. Which of the speaker's cats was smart enough to evade the vet in the poem "Ghost Cat"?
(a) The calico.
(b) The white one.
(c) The black one.
(d) The tabby one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the hinges of the speaker's joints creak like in the poem "The Tin Woodwoman Gets a Massage"?

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

3. What does the speaker implore the reader to do in the last stanza of "Late Poems"?

4. What was wool worn next to the skin once symbolic of in the poem "Princess Clothing"?

5. What does the speaker implore her partner to do if she ever develops dementia in the poem "Ghost Cat"?

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