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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 52 - 77).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the speaker in the poem "Salt" say it is tempting to "look back"?
(a) There are only two colors back there.
(b) There were a lot more animals back there than there are now.
(c) It is worse than it is now.
(d) It is glittery and pretty back there.

2. What do hearts do in the poem "The Tin Woodwoman Gets a Massage"?
(a) Hurt.
(b) Stop.
(c) Change.
(d) Bleed.

3. Which of the following comparisons does Atwood use for late poems in the poem "Late Poems"?
(a) Being late for supper.
(b) Being late for a wedding.
(c) Being late for a communion.
(d) Being late for a funeral.

4. What happens in Part IV of "The Aliens Arrive"?
(a) They turn us into flowers.
(b) We kill them.
(c) We wonder if they are God.
(d) They kill us.

5. What happens if one "looks behind" in the poem "Salt"?
(a) He turns to stone.
(b) His hair falls out.
(c) He turns to salt.
(d) He turns to marshmallow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker say about most poems in the poem "Late Poems"?

2. What does the neon sign in "Everyone Else's Sex Life" say?

3. What do people say instead of "no" in "At the Translation Conference"?

4. What do women not say on this side of the table in "At the Translation Conference"?

5. Who is wrenched up by the sun in "Walking in the Madman's Wood"?

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