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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. Who are the two silent accomplices in "The Lesson"?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Two demons.
(c) Strangers.
(d) Her sisters.

2. What are the dominoes in a panic about?
(a) Losing their dots.
(b) They look the same.
(c) Falling.
(d) Being played with.

3. Who makes sure the dishwasher is loaded right at the end of "Caught in Her Own Web"?
(a) Ms. Muffett.
(b) Mr. Brown.
(c) Mrs. Brown.
(d) Mrs. Peacock.

4. How does the man feel about the island in "Attachment" initially?
(a) He loves it.
(b) Uncomfortable.
(c) Hates it.
(d) He finds it boring.

5. Why does the author give this story the title "Narcissus"?
(a) It shows politicians are narcissistic.
(b) It shows humans are narcissistic.
(c) It shows scientists are narcissistic.
(d) Narcissus is the name of a flower.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Attachment", how does the man arrive on the tropical island?

2. In "Narcissus", what happens on the second day of the plan?

3. Why does the woman feel the way she does at the start of "The Magic Ring"?

4. How are the people in "Attachment" attached to each other?

5. When does the stepmom meet Cinderella's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the island inhabitants in "Attachment" decide to change their ways after the shipwrecked man leaves?

2. What is interesting about the character names in "Caught in Her Own Web"?

3. What are the powers of the ring in the story "The Magic Ring"?

4. What does Jean learn about Jane in "Jean and Jane" and what is significant about it?

5. What happens to the flower at the end of "The Wallflower"?

6. What is the purpose of the screen in "Narcissus" and why does it fail?

7. Why is the flower in the story "The Wallflower" constantly worried about her looks?

8. What does the man throw away at the end of "The Magic Ring" and why is this significant?

9. Why is the shipwrecked man uncomfortable on the island in "Attachment" ?

10. In the story "The Lesson", what is the significance of the two people holding the wife down being called parents?

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