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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the aliens do to humans in Part 8 of "The Aliens Arrive"?
(a) They drown all the humans.
(b) They take all the humans back to their planets.
(c) They put humans in zoos and watch them have sex all day.
(d) They eat all the humans.

2. What does the speaker fear the children will grow up without in "Oh Children"?
(a) Social Media.
(b) Fathers.
(c) Birds.
(d) Computers.

3. What do the leaves in the garden remind the speaker of in "Tracking the Rain"?
(a) Antique taffeta.
(b) Nylon.
(c) Silk.
(d) Plastic.

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

5. What is easy in the poem "Sorcerer's Apprentice"?
(a) Getting the machine going.
(b) Getting help.
(c) Finding a way home.
(d) Finding a way to the adventure.

6. What is the cancelled word in "Walking in the Madman's Wood"?
(a) First.
(b) Worsted.
(c) Last.
(d) Madman.

7. What two things is "he" afraid of in "Fear of Birds"?
(a) Birds and trees.
(b) Birds and zombies.
(c) Birds and snow.
(d) Birds and guns.

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

9. What does the editor ask the speaker to do in the section of "Plasticene Suite" titled "Editor's Notes"?
(a) Write about scary things.
(b) Pull back from exhortation and despair.
(c) Write about sad things.
(d) Be clearer.

10. What does a wolf in pain admit in "Short Takes on Wolves"?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Fear.
(d) Everything.

11. What is the hard part in "Sorcerer's Apprentice"?
(a) Finding money.
(b) Getting the right books.
(c) Finding the sorcerer again.
(d) Getting the machine to stop.

12. What were all the werewolves in the old days in "Update on Werewolves"?
(a) Tired.
(b) Angry.
(c) Male.
(d) Sad.

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

14. What happens when the gods frown in "The Twilight of the Gods"?
(a) The weather is bad.
(b) The days are longer.
(c) Humans lose knowledge.
(d) Humans get sick.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do plastics make lighter for carrying water in "The Bright Side"?

2. What is the outdoor gear of the "darlings" like in "Heart of the Arctic"?

3. What is one feature of happy dreams of wolves in "Short Takes on Wolves"?

4. What happens to whatever the Gods touch in "The Twilight of the Gods"?

5. How does the defining foliage of the oil age differ from true foliage in "Plasticene Suite"?

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