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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which people are at the far end of the table right next to the door in "At the Translation Conference"?
(a) The priests.
(b) Those who deal in hazards.
(c) The wizards.
(d) The modernists.

2. What does the editor suggest letting people do in "Editorial Notes"?
(a) Use the library more.
(b) Eat dinner whenever they want.
(c) Buy their own books.
(d) Come to their own conclusions.

3. What happens in Part 7 of "The Aliens Arrive"?
(a) They look like rabbits and can not communicate.
(b) They look just like us and want to take over the earth.
(c) They look like octopi and want us to be kind to each other.
(d) They look like snakes and want us to be mean to each other.

4. What is already dissolving in the shore water in "Heart of the Arctic"?
(a) An otter.
(b) A plastic ring.
(c) A jellyfish.
(d) A sandwich.

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

6. Who makes the machine in the section of "Plasticene Suite" titled "Sorcerer's Apprentice"?
(a) The Angel.
(b) God.
(c) Man.
(d) The Devil.

7. In what way is a wolf courteous in "Short Takes on Wolves"?
(a) In the formal sense.
(b) In the context of wolf culture.
(c) In the informal sense.
(d) Up to a point.

8. What do the ravens ask the people in "This Fjord Looks Like a Lake"?
(a) Why do you leave so many plastics lying around?
(b) Are you here to harm us?
(c) Will you be next?
(d) When will our time come?

9. What is one thing that has been done with old plastics in "Plasticene Suite"?
(a) Turning it into medicine.
(b) Turning it into rock.
(c) Turning it into solar energy.
(d) Turning it into oil.

10. What does the robot look like in the section of "Plasticene Suite" titled "Little Robot"?
(a) It looks like an octopus.
(b) It is scary, like a monster.
(c) It has a dollface.
(d) It looks just like a human being.

11. What is the outdoor gear of the "darlings" like in "Heart of the Arctic"?
(a) Careless.
(b) Matching.
(c) Cheap.
(d) Expensive.

12. What do women not say on this side of the table in "At the Translation Conference"?
(a) No.
(b) Maybe.
(c) Yes.
(d) Never.

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

14. What new type of era does the speaker in "Plasticene Suite" define?
(a) The Glycoblast.
(b) The Genocene.
(c) The Moderncene.
(d) The Plasticene.

15. How does the speaker in "Heart of the Arctic" know a careless person has been there?
(a) There is a cigarette butt.
(b) There is a string.
(c) There is a plastic bag.
(d) There is a broken cassette tape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main problem with the plastics in the environment in "Plasticene Suite"?

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

3. What is happening to the world in "Aflame"?

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

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

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