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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 103 - 122).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What format does Atwood use for the poem "The Aliens Arrive"?
(a) Four haikus.
(b) Ten vignettes.
(c) Eight one-line poems.
(d) Nine late-night movies.

2. What kind of clothing did werewolves used to wear in "Update on Werewolves"?
(a) Nylon.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Silk.
(d) Bluejean clothing.

3. What does the plastic "rock" look like in "Plasticene Suite"?
(a) Black and striped and slippery.
(b) Purple and striated.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue and yellow.

4. What happens when the speaker in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters" sings this song for her sister?
(a) The speaker cries.
(b) This sister is not empty air any longer, she is there with the speaker.
(c) The speaker looks at the sunset.
(d) The speaker dies.

5. What does the speaker implore her partner to do if she ever develops dementia in the poem "Ghost Cat"?
(a) Call the children to care for her.
(b) Send her to a care home.
(c) Take care of her.
(d) Turn the key and bar the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in bed together in the poem "Betrayal"?

2. What does the speaker and others leave behind them as they skim through time in "Winter Vacations"?

3. What kind of flowers are in the painting in the poem "A Genre Painting"?

4. What season is it in "Walking in the Madman's Wood"?

5. Where does the speaker in the poem "Souvenir" appear more often than she used to?

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