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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. What was wool worn next to the skin once symbolic of in the poem "Princess Clothing"?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Weddings.
(c) An army decree.
(d) Ceasefire.

2. 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 it all ends well.
(c) They said the sun will always rise.
(d) They said humans would always survive.

3. What is the cancelled word in "Walking in the Madman's Wood"?
(a) First.
(b) Worsted.
(c) Last.
(d) Madman.

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

5. What fiction does Atwood write of in the poem "Shadow"?
(a) The fiction that you can live forever.
(b) The fiction that all family ties are strong.
(c) The fiction that anyone is owed anything in life.
(d) The fiction that this one likes you.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Atwood compare being in love to in "Everyone Else's Sex Life"?

2. In what way is a wolf courteous in "Short Takes on Wolves"?

3. What does the speaker imagine the cicadas' song is saying in the poem "Cicadas"?

4. What kind of getups do the new werewolves wear in "Update on Werewolves"?

5. What was standing there when the door was opened in Part 3 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

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