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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the narrator of "The Resident" say her wife mocks her for?
(a) Her strong reactions to things.
(b) Her impatience.
(c) Her indecision about things.
(d) Her single-minded determination.

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

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

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

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

9. What does the narrator of "The Resident" hit on her way to Devil’s Throat?
(a) A coyote.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A moose.

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

11. What does the narrator of "Eight Bites" order for her last meal?
(a) Oysters.
(b) Steak.
(c) Clam chowder.
(d) Chicken.

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

13. What kinds of dogs does Dr. U have in her office, in "Eight Bites"?
(a) Huskies.
(b) Chows.
(c) Eskimo dogs.
(d) Pomeranians.

14. How does the narrator of "The Resident" characterize the hotel where the Devil’s Throat residency takes place?
(a) As an infection.
(b) As a bloody sore.
(c) As a curious piece of art.
(d) As a grand edifice.

15. What does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" do once she realizes that she is going incorporeal as well as Petra?
(a) Stitches herself to Petra.
(b) Gets Petra’s mother to sew her into a dress.
(c) Frees the incorporeal girls from the dresses at Glam.
(d) Plots an act of terrorism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator characterize Petra’s mother, in "Real Women Have Bodies"?

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

3. What does the narrator’s mother say leads to a slender waist, in "Eight Bites"?

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

5. When does the narrator of "Eight Bites" imagine she will reconcile herself with her extra self?

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