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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. 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.

2. What season is it in the end of Part 4 in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

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

4. What falls and falls in the end of the poem "A Drone Scans the Wreckage"?
(a) Ash.
(b) Fireflies.
(c) Snow.
(d) Teardrops.

5. What goes on calling in the end of the poem "The Dear Ones"?
(a) The mystery.
(b) The rage.
(c) The dawn.
(d) The sorrow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does everyone else's sex life seem like in the poem "Everyone Else's Sex Life"?

3. What is the sister who is no longer there, now that she is gone, in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

4. What question does the speaker wonder about her dead sister in Part 7 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

5. What kind of animal does Atwood equate with human souls in Part 5 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

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