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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Widows (259-266).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Metempsychosis," how does the snail die?
(a) Dehydration.
(b) Stomped on.
(c) Mixture of salt and coffee.
(d) Plucked and put in a bucket.

2. In "Two Scorched Men," which Navy did John fight for?
(a) Canadian.
(b) American.
(c) French.
(d) British.

3. In "Freeforall," which play is banned?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Midsommer’s Night Dream.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) King Lear.

4. In "Impatient Griselda," how does the alien speak English?
(a) Extensive knowledge.
(b) Translation device.
(c) A live translator.
(d) Mouth implant.

5. In "A Dusty Lunch," what was the name of Nell’s war-time coffee?
(a) Instant Postum.
(b) No name.
(c) Military beans.
(d) Nescafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hypatia claims her attackers were deeply concerned with what?

2. In "My Evil Mother," what is the narrator’s relationship with her mother like?

3. In "Morte De Smudgie," what literary device does Nell use in her poem?

4. What is the mood of "Two Scorched Men"?

5. In "Morte De Smudgie," what term causes Nell to burst into tears?

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