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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator of "The Resident" characterize the building at Devil’s Throat?
(a) Tacky.
(b) Sturdy.
(c) Flimsy.
(d) Outdated.

2. How does the narrator characterize Petra’s mother, in "Real Women Have Bodies"?
(a) Like a wisp of steam from hot coffee.
(b) Like a tuft of cotton candy.
(c) Like a melting ice cream cone.
(d) Like a lump of butter.

3. How does Natalie hang the dresses at Glam, in "Real Women Have Bodies"?
(a) Haphazardly.
(b) Reverently.
(c) Indifferently.
(d) Roughly.

4. Why does the narrator of "The Resident"get pulled over on her way to Devil’s Throat?
(a) Speeding.
(b) Broken taillight.
(c) Driving under the influence.
(d) Weaving in traffic.

5. What does the policeman have on his lip, in "The Resident"?
(a) Frosting.
(b) A cold sore.
(c) Spinach.
(d) Soup.

6. What does Dr. U do to the narrator of "Eight Bites"?
(a) Remove fat tissue.
(b) Remove tumors.
(c) Fill cavities.
(d) Implant enhancements.

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

8. What does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" compare Glam to?
(a) Tinsel.
(b) A coffin.
(c) Cotton candy.
(d) A black hole.

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

10. Who does the narrator of "The Resident" see having sex with Diego at night?
(a) The painter.
(b) Anele.
(c) Edna.
(d) Lydia.

11. When does the narrator of "Eight Bites" imagine she will reconcile herself with her extra self?
(a) When she learns to refrain from eating.
(b) At death.
(c) When she has the surgery reversed.
(d) When she regains her weight.

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

13. What does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" say her boss Gizzy has lost?
(a) Her career.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her husband.

14. What do people who have had the procedure say at restaurants, in "Eight Bites"?
(a) "It can’t hurt to have another."
(b) "I couldn’t possibly."
(c) "I’d love some more."
(d) "Thanks, I don’t need any."

15. How many of the narrator’s sisters have had the procedure Dr. U performs, in "Eight Bites"?
(a) Two of them.
(b) All of them.
(c) None of them.
(d) Only one.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many dinners does the narrator of "The Resident" miss before Anele comes to check on her?

2. How does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" treat the dresses after she sees them in Petra’s mother’s workshop?

3. Where does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" find work after Glam?

4. What role does Lydia attribute to the narrator of "The Resident"?

5. How long a drive is the residency from C——‘s home, in "The Resident"?

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