View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 78 - 100).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What kind of getups do the new werewolves wear in "Update on Werewolves"?
(a) Sado French Vogue getups.
(b) Overalls.
(c) Sweatsuits.
(d) Evening wear.

4. What is one advantage to plastics in the section of "Plasticene Suite" titled "The Bright Side"?
(a) Things like plastic flowers last so long.
(b) There is better scaffolding for buildings.
(c) Humans do not really need all these animals around.
(d) We have more options for our cars.

5. What color does Cassandra want to dye her hair in the poem "Cassandra Considers Declining the Gift"?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blond.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Frida Kahlo everywhere in the poem "Frida Kahlo, San Miguel, Ash Wednesday"?

2. In Part I of "The Aliens Arrive," what happens?

3. What do plastics make "clear as whistling" in "The Bright Side"?

4. What could the speaker do to save her sister if this were a story in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

5. What do the children smash in the poem "Frida Kahlo, San Miguel, Ash Wednesday"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 319 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample