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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the narrator compare Petra to, when she sits on top of her?
(a) A werewolf.
(b) A Madonna.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A vampire.

6. How does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" describe Petra in her first interactions with her?
(a) Morbid.
(b) Cheery.
(c) Inviting.
(d) Sublime.

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

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

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

10. How does Petra test the incorporeality of her hands, in "Real Women Have Bodies"?
(a) By slicing it with a knife.
(b) By cutting it with a broken glass.
(c) By putting it in a fire.
(d) By stabbing herself with a dart.

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

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

13. When does the narrator of "Eight Bites"say she gained most of her weight?
(a) After pregnancy.
(b) After marriage.
(c) After high school.
(d) After college.

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

15. How does the narrator of "Eight Bites" say her body felt after pregnancy?
(a) Like a construction site.
(b) Like a disaster zone.
(c) Like a trashed hotel room.
(d) Like a hurricane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people who have had the procedure say at restaurants, in "Eight Bites"?

2. What does the narrator of "Eight Bites" think about herself when she considers her last meal?

3. What question is the narrator of "The Resident" trying to figure out in relation to her novel?

4. Who does the narrator of "The Resident" see having sex with Diego at night?

5. How many months would it take the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" to make enough to by the most expensive dress?

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