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

2. What could the speaker do to save her sister if this were a story in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) Get a witch to cast a spell.
(b) Speak a magic charm to bring her back.
(c) Give her a magic apple.
(d) Find the right prince.

3. How is the woman in the painting looking out of it in "A Genre Painting"?
(a) Through a glare.
(b) Scheming.
(c) Aslant.
(d) Through lowered lids.

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

5. What is the subject of the poem "Blizzard" curled up like?
(a) A snail.
(b) A cat.
(c) A comma.
(d) A fern.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is silk best for in the poem "Princess Clothing"?

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

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

5. What kind of flowers are in the painting in the poem "A Genre Painting"?

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