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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 word does the speaker in the poem "September Mushrooms" imagine the mushrooms sent up before they withered?
(a) Glory.
(b) Beware.
(c) Mercy.
(d) Hail!

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

3. Who has killed so many sisters over the years in Part 6 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) Evil spirits.
(b) Other sisters.
(c) Fearful men.
(d) Jealous parents.

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

5. What does Atwood compare late poems to in the poem "Late Poems"?
(a) An old friend.
(b) A letter from a sailor that arrives after he has drowned.
(c) The past.
(d) A cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Cassandra's hometown in the poem "Cassandra Considers Declining the Gift"?

2. What is one of the problems with the body in the poem "Shadow"?

3. How many eyes does the drone have in the poem "A Drone Scans the Wreckage"?

4. What does the speaker ask if one of the sisters is hunting in Part 5 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

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

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