View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the woman working with in the poem "A Genre Painting"?

2. What do the hinges of the speaker's joints creak like in the poem "The Tin Woodwoman Gets a Massage"?

3. What color does Cassandra want to dye her hair in the poem "Cassandra Considers Declining the Gift"?

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

5. What color is anger in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some contradictions about cicadas in the poem by the same title?

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

4. What would be the advantage to slugs reproducing by bud or spore, according to Atwood in "Double-Entry Slug Sex"?

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

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

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

8. How do the murdered sisters die in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

9. How does the speaker in the poem "Passports" feel about aging?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the different ways Atwood uses various birds as symbols throughout this collection, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Atwood treat the topic of plastics in Parts IV and V of this collection? Why are plastics so harmful and destructive, according to Atwood? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why does the health class teacher scare the girls in the poem "Health Class (1953)," and how does this poem explore the topic of aging? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 660 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample