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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will the baby sirens be "ravenous" with in "Siren Brooding on her Eggs"?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Appetite.
(c) Song.
(d) Desire.

2. What do people say instead of "no" in "At the Translation Conference"?
(a) Maybe.
(b) Never.
(c) Perhaps.
(d) Yes.

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

4. What do the ravens understand in "This Fjord Looks Like a Lake"?
(a) How fickle humans are.
(b) Waned flesh.
(c) The march of time.
(d) How to heal the sick.

5. What happens to the albatross in "Plasticene Suite"?
(a) It is killed by eating plastic.
(b) It lets humans raise its young.
(c) It is killed by hunters.
(d) It thrives in the caves.

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

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

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

9. What season is it in "Walking in the Madman's Wood"?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

10. What form does poetry "coming to claim you" take in "Zombie"?
(a) The wind.
(b) The hand on your shoulder.
(c) The fire.
(d) The rain in the window.

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

12. What keeps getting thrown out into the sea in our version of "Sorcerer's Apprentice"?
(a) People.
(b) Plants.
(c) Plastic.
(d) Oil.

13. What happens to whatever the Gods touch in "The Twilight of the Gods"?
(a) It turns red.
(b) It grows.
(c) It turns to dust.
(d) It takes on a life of its own.

14. What is the robot designed to do in the section of "Plasticene Suite" titled "Little Robot"?
(a) Write.
(b) Learn like a child.
(c) Read.
(d) Eat like a human.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the spider dislike the floor in "Spider Signatures"?

2. What is the hard part in "Sorcerer's Apprentice"?

3. What does the speaker fear the children will grow up without in "Oh Children"?

4. Where does the spider really like to be in the house in "Spider Signatures"?

5. What does the editor ask the speaker to do in the section of "Plasticene Suite" titled "Editor's Notes"?

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