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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 everyone has to be somewhere.
(b) They said the sun will always rise.
(c) They said humans would always survive.
(d) They said it all ends well.

2. What does the neon sign in "Everyone Else's Sex Life" say?
(a) Bombs Away!
(b) Love! This Way! In!
(c) Beware.
(d) Help!

3. Who is in bed together in the poem "Betrayal"?
(a) No one.
(b) Your spouse and your best friend's spouse.
(c) Your cat.
(d) Your lover and your friend.

4. What is the first line of the poem "Shadow"?
(a) Who has two?
(b) Someone wants your body.
(c) Be aware.
(d) The light fades away from day.

5. What does the speaker say her passport photos looks like in the poem "Passports"?
(a) A cat.
(b) A woman who has just been arrested.
(c) An ill person.
(d) A child.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is time laid out in the poem "Salt"?

2. What does the speaker drive into the soft eyes of the coconut in the poem "Coconut"?

3. Which of the following comparisons does Atwood use for late poems in the poem "Late Poems"?

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

5. What does Atwood compare the subject of the poem "Blizzard" to?

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