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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. Why does the speaker in the poem "September Mushrooms" miss the mushrooms again this year?
(a) She had just lost her home in a flood.
(b) She was ill.
(c) She was immersed elsewhere.
(d) She was scared of the mushrooms.

2. How is time laid out in the poem "Salt"?
(a) Like a picnic.
(b) Like a photo album.
(c) Like a diagram.
(d) Like a movie.

3. What happens in Part V of "The Aliens Arrive"?
(a) They teach us how to travel to other galaxies.
(b) They show us all their recipes.
(c) They learn to live peacefully with us on eart.
(d) They make their way out of our bodies through our armpits.

4. Where does the coconut "materialize" in the poem "Coconut"?
(a) The attic.
(b) The cellar.
(c) The office.
(d) The kitchen.

5. How does the speaker describe ears in "Flatline"?
(a) As trumpets.
(b) As skull fungus.
(c) As wax producers.
(d) As door flaps.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the speaker implore the rain to do in "Tracking the Rain"?

3. What does the plastic "rock" look like in "Plasticene Suite"?

4. How does the speaker in "Heart of the Arctic" know a careless person has been there?

5. What format does Atwood use for the poem "The Aliens Arrive"?

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