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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What business does Petra’s mother run, in "Real Women Have Bodies"?
(a) A motel.
(b) A gas station.
(c) A clothing store.
(d) A photography studio.

2. How does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" treat the dresses after she sees them in Petra’s mother’s workshop?
(a) She lets Natalie hang them badly.
(b) She cuts their seams.
(c) She is kinder to them.
(d) She crumples them and stuffs them together.

3. How does the narrator of "The Resident" justify her personality after so many episodes with people who find her difficult?
(a) She says that she chose to be this way for her own reasons.
(b) She says that only the people who have found themselves can judge her.
(c) She says that everyone’s personality is their own cross to bear.
(d) She says that this is what it takes to discover herself.

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

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

6. How many women are in the entryway when the narrator of "The Resident" arrives?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Six.

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

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

9. What question is the narrator of "The Resident" trying to figure out in relation to her novel?
(a) How to make the main character’s troubles believable.
(b) How to create a believable back story for the main character’s predicament.
(c) How to extricate the main character from her troubles.
(d) How to maximize the main character’s suffering.

10. What does the narrator of "The Resident" plan to do after this residency?
(a) Support other artists.
(b) Stand on her own.
(c) Repay the people who supported her.
(d) Get out of town and never go back.

11. What does the narrator get in her mouth when Petra kisses her?
(a) Petra’s hair.
(b) Petra’s necklace.
(c) Petra’s contact lens.
(d) Petra’s shirt.

12. What role does Lydia attribute to the narrator of "The Resident"?
(a) Miserable step-sister.
(b) Mother hen.
(c) Beautiful martyr.
(d) Madwoman in the attic.

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

14. Where does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" find work after Glam?
(a) A warehouse.
(b) A condiment factory.
(c) A university.
(d) A motel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. U do when one of her dogs poops in the hall?

2. What does the narrator of "The Resident" do to treat the raised bumps that appear on her body?

3. How does the narrator describe other people who have had the procedure?

4. When did the reports of women going incorporeal begin?

5. What does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" say her boss Gizzy has lost?

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