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

2. How old is the narrator at the beginning of "My Evil Mother"?
(a) 22.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 15.

3. In "Death by Clamshell," who was Hypatia?
(a) A Grecian princess and artist.
(b) A Portugese servant to the king.
(c) A wealthy member of the royal court.
(d) A Roman mathematician and philosopher.

4. In "Death by Clamshell," what happened to the men who hurt Hypatia in the afterlife?
(a) They were put in isolation.
(b) They were properly punished.
(c) Nothing.
(d) They got away with murder.

5. The mother saying she is “immune to cold” (97) is an example of what?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Dusty Lunch," what type of dancing did Brig do?

2. What perspective is "Death by Clamshell" told from?

3. In "A Dusty Lunch," which of the following is NOT a poem Brig wrote?

4. In "My Evil Mother," what is the narrator’s fiancé’s reaction to her mother?

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

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