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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How many sisters does the narrator of "Eight Bites" have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Anele and the narrator have to run from after their photo shoot, in "The Resident"?

2. How does the narrator of "Eight Bites" treat her extra self when she catches it in the basement?

3. What does the gas station attendant say about the TV show in "The Resident"?

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

5. What was Devil’s Throat called before it was Devil’s Throat, in "The Resident"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Resident," what are the other artists like, at the residency?

2. What is the thing the narrator of "Eight Bites"has been hearing around her house?

3. What kind of operation does the narrator of "Eight Bites" go in for?

4. What is the narrator’s final act before she goes incorporeal in "Real Women Have Bodies"?

5. How does Petra’s increasing incorporeality affect her relationship with the narrator?

6. Why do the narrator of "Eight Bites" and her sisters want this operation?

7. How is "The Resident" different from the other stories?

8. What kind of manager is Gizzy in "Real Women Have Bodies"?

9. What is the narrator’s co-worker Natalie like, as a co-worker in "Real Women Have Bodies"?

10. In "The Resident," what does The Painter say that the narrator feels she has heard before?

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