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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 "Death by Clamshell," why was Hypatia killed?
(a) Rejection of women.
(b) Witch burning.
(c) Christian-Roman power struggle.
(d) Disagreement with her philosophy.

2. Who is Miss Scace?
(a) A gym teacher.
(b) A witch, the mother's nemesis, and a gym teacher.
(c) The mother’s nemesis.
(d) A witch.

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

4. In "My Evil Mother," what is the narrator’s relationship with her mother like?
(a) They’re best friends.
(b) Devastating and sad.
(c) Strained but loving.
(d) Angry and full of hatred

5. In "Death by Clamshell," how is Hypatia killed?
(a) Eaten alive.
(b) Burned to death.
(c) Stoned until she passed out.
(d) Flayed alive by clamshells.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Dusty Lunch," what does Tig’s family pass down?

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

3. What does the narrator’s mother say when casting spells in "My Evil Mother"?

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

5. In "My Evil Mother," what reason does the narrator’s father give for leaving?

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