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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the reports of women going incorporeal begin?
(a) At the height of the recession.
(b) At the beginning of the war.
(c) During the protests.
(d) At the height of the epidemic.

2. Who does the narrator of "Eight Bites" say her daughter lives with in Portland?
(a) A roommate who is not her roommate.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her boyfriend.

3. What does the narrator of "The Resident" find on her steps one morning?
(a) A robin’s egg.
(b) A hawk’s beak.
(c) Half a rabbit.
(d) A dove’s wing.

4. What book does the narrator tell Dr. U to read, in "Eight Bites"?
(a) The girl with the yellow ribbon and other ghost stories.
(b) Ping the duck.
(c) Make way for ducklings.
(d) The telltale heart.

5. What does the narrator of "Eight Bites" think about herself when she considers her last meal?
(a) You deserve better.
(b) You are dying.
(c) You are horrible.
(d) You are going to be reborn.

6. What does the girl in the Brownie song look for?
(a) An elf who is herself.
(b) Her lost companions.
(c) A mirror to see her true self.
(d) A doorway out of childhood.

7. How long a drive is the residency from C——‘s home, in "The Resident"?
(a) Two days.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Two hours.

8. Who gets blamed for the incorporeal girls in "Real Women Have Bodies"?
(a) Agribusiness.
(b) Petrochemical companies.
(c) Nuclear reactors.
(d) The fashion industry.

9. What does the narrator of "The Resident" send to her wife?
(a) A photo of her room.
(b) A backup of her novel.
(c) A note to say she arrived.
(d) A rabbit’s foot.

10. Who unpacks the narrator’s car, of "The Resident"?
(a) Edna.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Anele.
(d) Benjamin.

11. How does the narrator of "The Resident" characterize her novel?
(a) A thick, printed manuscript.
(b) A pile of notes and papers.
(c) A hunch she has been carrying around.
(d) A confusion of files on her laptop.

12. What does Petra do to try to stop the incorporeality?
(a) Take dietary supplements.
(b) Use special lotions.
(c) Drink milk.
(d) Eat spinach.

13. Which woman’s name can the narrator not remember, in "The Resident"?
(a) The poet.
(b) The filmmaker.
(c) The painter.
(d) The sculptor.

14. What quality best suits the narrator’s co-worker Natalie?
(a) Resentment.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Elegance.

15. What confirms to the narrator of "The Resident" that she has arrived at a place from her past?
(a) The sighing of the trees.
(b) The mist.
(c) The rhythm of the waves in the lake.
(d) The familiar dock and beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Eight Bites" say her body felt after pregnancy?

2. How does the narrator of "The Resident" characterize the building at Devil’s Throat?

3. How does the narrator of "The Resident" justify her personality after so many episodes with people who find her difficult?

4. What does Dr. U do to the narrator of "Eight Bites"?

5. What does the décor of Glam remind its customers of?

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