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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the spider dislike the floor in "Spider Signatures"?
(a) There are too many human feet there.
(b) It is too wet there.
(c) It is too visible there.
(d) It is too cold there.

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

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

4. What do plastics make "clear as whistling" in "The Bright Side"?
(a) Songs in microphones.
(b) Visions seen through plastic contact lenses.
(c) Voices over telephones.
(d) Visions seen through plastic glasses lenses.

5. When is every life a failure in "Feather"?
(a) At the last hour.
(b) At dusk.
(c) At dawn.
(d) At the apocalypse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do such tales end in flames in "Aflame"?

2. What happens in Part V of "The Aliens Arrive"?

3. What did the madman once love in "Walking in the Madman's Wood"?

4. What is already dissolving in the shore water in "Heart of the Arctic"?

5. What happens when a human comes across the spider too suddenly in "Spider Signatures"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What can one tell by a wolf's ears in the poem "Short Takes on Wolves"?

2. In the poem "Fatal Light Awareness," what do we know that the birds do not?

3. What are some of the speaker's worries in the poem "Oh Children"?

4. What does the speaker think about the world in the poem "Walking in the Madman's Wood"?

5. What play on words does Atwood introduce in the poem "Plasticene Suite"?

6. Why does the speaker insinuate people are so desperate for rain in the poem "Tracking the Rain"?

7. What does the editor in the poem "Editorial Notes" suggest the speaker do for the readers?

8. What is the main message in "Heart of the Arctic"?

9. What is the problem in the old story of the Sorcerer's Apprentice in the poem by the same name?

10. What does the speaker in the poem "Little Robot" worry the robot might do?

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