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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 do Anele and the narrator have to run from after their photo shoot, in "The Resident"?
(a) A thunderstorm.
(b) Bees.
(c) An avalanche.
(d) A bear.

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

3. What is Petra’s first question to the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies"?
(a) Want to go for coffee?
(b) Want to see the workshop?
(c) You like it here?
(d) You getting off soon?

4. How does the narrator of "The Resident" characterize the building at Devil’s Throat?
(a) Outdated.
(b) Flimsy.
(c) Tacky.
(d) Sturdy.

5. What is the narrator’s daughter’s feeling about the procedure, in "Eight Bites"?
(a) She is indifferent.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is supportive.
(d) She is distraught.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Petra when her incorporeality begins?

3. What does the narrator of "The Resident" hit on her way to Devil’s Throat?

4. What does Petra do to try to stop the incorporeality?

5. What business does Petra’s mother run, in "Real Women Have Bodies"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. in "The Resident," what is the "Brownie song," and what role does it play in the story?

3. In "Eight Bites", What is the narrator’s final meal like?

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

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

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

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

8. What is the significance of the name of the location where C——‘s residency takes place in "The Resident"?

9. What is the narrator’s relationship like with Petra, in the beginning of "Real Women Have Bodies"?

10. What project does the author plan to work on at Devil’s Mouth?

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