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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) Resentment.
(b) Elegance.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Curiosity.

2. What does the narrator’s mother say leads to a slender waist, in "Eight Bites"?
(a) An iron will.
(b) A closed mouth.
(c) Little forks.
(d) A tiny plate.

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

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

5. How many months would it take the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" to make enough to by the most expensive dress?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two months.
(c) One month.
(d) Two weeks.

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

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

8. How does the narrator of "The Resident" imagine her drive into the mountains?
(a) As the beginning of a novel.
(b) As the prelude to a horror film.
(c) As the start of a TV show.
(d) As the end of a film about her marriage.

9. What does the gas station attendant say about the TV show in "The Resident"?
(a) Yesterday’s news.
(b) New show.
(c) Rerun.
(d) Breaking news.

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

11. What does the narrator of "The Resident" do to treat the raised bumps that appear on her body?
(a) Bandage them tightly.
(b) Ignore them.
(c) Apply lotion to them.
(d) Pierce them with a needle.

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

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

14. What does the narrator of "The Resident" find on the third day of her walks around the lake?
(a) A hat.
(b) A rowboat.
(c) A dock.
(d) A canoe.

15. Who told the narrator that she should only allow herself eight bites at each meal?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Dr. U.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Anele’s photo of the narrator of "The Resident" make her look?

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

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

4. Who does the narrator of "Eight Bites" say her daughter lives with in Portland?

5. How does the narrator of "The Resident" characterize the hotel where the Devil’s Throat residency takes place?

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