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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: The Dead Interview (101-120).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Miss Verity's real name?
(a) Shibata.
(b) Gibbon.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Rutherford.

2. 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) Say a prayer and give nail clippings to a fairy.
(c) Rub an orange on her stretch marks and eat placenta.
(d) Make peace with the frog on her window.

3. In "First Aid," what are Tig and Nell’s attitude towards saving people while on the job?
(a) Enthusiastic.
(b) Nervous they’ll forget.
(c) Wanting to avoid responsibility.
(d) Resentful.

4. What is the name of Nell’s sister?
(a) Lizzie.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Ally.
(d) Jacqueline.

5. Who is a character in François’ play?
(a) A young disabled girl.
(b) Samuel Harker.
(c) A statuesque blonde Norwegian.
(d) A drunken Irish sailor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "First Aid," what happened when canoeing?

2. What is Lord Tennyson’s “Morte d’Arthur” about?

3. What point of view is "Two Scorched Men" told from?

4. How is John’s wife described in "Two Scorched Men"?

5. What does Nell call the imaginary assailants in the opening scene of "First Aid"?

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