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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is in bed together in the poem "Betrayal"?
(a) Your cat.
(b) Your lover and your friend.
(c) No one.
(d) Your spouse and your best friend's spouse.

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

3. What question does the speaker wonder about her dead sister in Part 7 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) If the dead sister will live on in dreams.
(b) If the dead sister wanted to have children.
(c) If the dead sister would forgive her murderer or not.
(d) If the dead sister's soul is at peace.

4. What happens if one "looks behind" in the poem "Salt"?
(a) He turns to marshmallow.
(b) His hair falls out.
(c) He turns to stone.
(d) He turns to salt.

5. What does Cassandra fantasize about possessing in the poem "Cassandra Considers Declining the Gift"?
(a) A sturdy staff.
(b) A dark blue leather purse.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Many dresses.

6. What is "anything saved" equal to in the poem "A Drone Scans the Wreckage"?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Longitude.
(c) Death.
(d) Failure.

7. What are Kahlo's colors in the poem "Frida Kahlo, San Miguel, Ash Wednesday"?
(a) Mauve and orange.
(b) Purple and ochre.
(c) Azure, sunset, and blood.
(d) Green and blue.

8. What is the sister who is no longer there, now that she is gone, in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) An empty chair, or simply air.
(b) A painting in shadow.
(c) A memory.
(d) A song.

9. What is the taste of the coconut mixed with in the poem "Coconut"?
(a) Hay.
(b) Orange.
(c) Ash and the shards of destruction.
(d) Avocado.

10. What was standing there when the door was opened in Part 3 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) Death.
(b) Life.
(c) Sunset.
(d) Desire.

11. What did the speaker's mother used to say in the poem "Blizzard"?
(a) Let's play in the snow.
(b) Let's go out and fight the storm.
(c) Let's find some flowers in the snow.
(d) It's just a blizzard.

12. Where is Frida Kahlo everywhere in the poem "Frida Kahlo, San Miguel, Ash Wednesday"?
(a) In the souvenir arcade.
(b) In the river reflection.
(c) In the museums.
(d) In the pillow covers.

13. Which of the following comparisons does Atwood use for late poems in the poem "Late Poems"?
(a) Being late for supper.
(b) Being late for a wedding.
(c) Being late for a communion.
(d) Being late for a funeral.

14. What is the woman working with in the poem "A Genre Painting"?
(a) A woodworking tool.
(b) A knife.
(c) A scissors.
(d) A gun.

15. What happens to Cassandra's hometown in the poem "Cassandra Considers Declining the Gift"?
(a) It is swept away in a flood.
(b) It is struck by lightening.
(c) It flourishes.
(d) It burns down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do hearts do in the poem "The Tin Woodwoman Gets a Massage"?

2. What do people also save along with passports in the poem "Passports"?

3. What does the speaker drive into the soft eyes of the coconut in the poem "Coconut"?

4. What is silk best for in the poem "Princess Clothing"?

5. What made a comeback for people to buy after the war in the poem "Coconut"?

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