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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: A Dusty Lunch (228-258).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Dusty Lunch," what happens to Brig in his old age?
(a) He is unable to sleep without white noise.
(b) He gets cancer.
(c) Cats start following him home.
(d) People start appearing in his apartment.

2. What does the narrator’s mother say when casting spells in "My Evil Mother"?
(a) Point.
(b) Alakazam.
(c) Woosh.
(d) A curse on you.

3. In "A Dusty Lunch," which of the following is NOT a poem Brig wrote?
(a) A Shot in the Dark 1948.
(b) A Wish.
(c) The Reichswald.
(d) The Wehrmacht 1945.

4. In "My Evil Mother," what does the narrator’s mother suggest after the birth of her first child?
(a) Draw a circle of salt around her.
(b) Rub an orange on her stretch marks and eat placenta.
(c) Say a prayer and give nail clippings to a fairy.
(d) Make peace with the frog on her window.

5. In "My Evil Mother" why does the mother want the narrator to break up with her boyfriend?
(a) He is cheap.
(b) He stole her grandmother’s jewelry.
(c) She believes he is going to die.
(d) He treats her poorly.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "My Evil Mother," which card does the mother draw that determines the boyfriend’s fate?

2. In "A Dusty Lunch," what does Nell think about Brig’s letters?

3. In "A Dusty Lunch," how did Brig’s wife die?

4. In "My Evil Mother" what gifts does the narrator’s dad give her?

5. In "Death by Clamshell," how is Hypatia killed?

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