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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would be only fair in Part 7 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

2. What does the speaker ask if one of the sisters is hunting in Part 5 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

3. Who is in bed together in the poem "Betrayal"?

4. What is "anything saved" equal to in the poem "A Drone Scans the Wreckage"?

5. Who were the scythians in the poem "Digging Up the Scythians"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the speaker implore people to keep their clothes on in the poem "Everyone Else's Sex Life"?

2. What kinds of stories did the people used to tell in the poem "The Dear Ones?"

3. What does Atwood compare "late poems" to in the poem by the same title?

4. In the poem "Frida Kahlo, San Miguel, Ash Wednesday," where does Frida Kahlo live on?

5. What is the problem with souvenirs, according to the speaker in the poem by the same name?

6. What happens when the Tin Woodwoman gets a massage in the poem by the same name?

7. What does the speaker's mother in the poem "Blizzard" fight?

8. What is the purpose of the mushrooms in the poem "September Mushrooms"?

9. What kind of people were the Scythians in the poem "Digging Up the Scythians"?

10. What does Atwood use the ghost cat in the poem by the same titled to symbolize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the theme of the poem "Dearly" and write an essay exploring why Atwood chose its title for the name of this collection.

Essay Topic 2

The first poem in this collection is titled "Late Poems;" how does Atwood use the first poem to set the reader's expectations for the rest of the collection in terms of style, tone, and content? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

In the poem "Update on Werewolves," how does Atwood flip the usual stereotypes about the mythical creatures around, and what is she trying to communicate to the reader in so doing? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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