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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Old Babes in the Wood (291-308).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Morte De Smudgie," what term causes Nell to burst into tears?
(a) Soft Silk.
(b) Dirty Blond.
(c) Sugary Sweet.
(d) Black Velvet.

2. What does the most alarming portrait of Hypatia look like?
(a) She is a young girl with a velvet dress.
(b) She is an elderly woman.
(c) She is greenish white with floor length hair.
(d) She is glowing white with exposed body parts.

3. In "Wooden Box," why are Nell and Tig stranded at their cabin?
(a) Tig crashed his boat.
(b) The ferry had an accident.
(c) Nell broke her leg.
(d) Their car was towed.

4. In "My Evil Mother," which card does the mother draw that determines the boyfriend’s fate?
(a) Ace of wands.
(b) The tower.
(c) The knight.
(d) King of cups.

5. In "Airborne," why did the women receive money?
(a) They won a grant.
(b) Lottery money.
(c) A guilty feminist’s inheritance.
(d) Donation from a former colleague.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Wooden Box," what is the temperature of Nell and Tig's cabin?

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

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

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

5. In "Wooden Box," which of the following is NOT in Tig’s wooden box?

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