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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 kind of animal does Atwood equate with human souls in Part 5 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) Cats.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Birds.
(d) Mice.

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

3. What do the new werewolves sing as they run through the world?
(a) Belle dame!
(b) Freedom and power!
(c) Find me now!
(d) Wind and rain!

4. What does Atwood compare being in love to in "Everyone Else's Sex Life"?
(a) An expensive house.
(b) A really good movie.
(c) A demented rose-red circus tent.
(d) A pool.

5. What is it bad luck to do in the poem "Spider Signatures"?
(a) Feed a spider to the birds.
(b) Eat a spider.
(c) Kill a spider in the house.
(d) Name a spider.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do wolf nightmares involve in "Short Takes on Wolves"?

2. What do the students like to pretend about the health teacher in "Health Class (1953)"?

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

4. What do the humans wonder about the siren in the poem "Siren Brooding on Her Eggs"?

5. What is the woman working with in the poem "A Genre Painting"?

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