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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Impatient Griselda (121-129).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which literary device is this an example of: “funeral scarf from stem to stern” (61)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Personification.

2. In "The Dead Interview," what does Orwell think is risky during extreme times?
(a) Humour.
(b) Satire.
(c) Levity.
(d) Anger.

3. In "Impatient Griselda," how do the humans receive the alien’s jokes?
(a) Find them hilarious.
(b) Hate them.
(c) Find them comforting.
(d) Do not understand them.

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

5. What literary device is used when Nell describes her near-death experiences in "First Aid"?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Two Scorched Men," which Navy did John fight for?

2. In "The Dead Interview," what does Orwell praise Atwood for grasping?

3. What perspective is used in "My Evil Mother"?

4. The mother saying she is “immune to cold” (97) is an example of what?

5. In "Impatient Griselda," what do the aliens call mouths?

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