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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Orwell’s father’s name?
(a) George II.
(b) Christos.
(c) Mr. Orwell.
(d) Mr. Blair.

3. In François’ play what does the main character hear as he floats away?
(a) His mother’s voice.
(b) A gunshot.
(c) Children’s songs and voices.
(d) Music from his past.

4. What tone is used in "First Aid"?
(a) Intense and serious.
(b) Scientific and analytical.
(c) Angry and dismissive.
(d) Light and sarcastic.

5. In "The Dead Interview," Orwell claims he is attacked for what?
(a) Accuracy.
(b) Pessimism.
(c) Grammar.
(d) Clarity.

6. In "The Dead Interview," which film does Atwood suggest Orwell watch?
(a) Animal Farm.
(b) Charotte’s Web.
(c) Dunkirk.
(d) The Death of Stalin.

7. In "The Dead Interview," who is Orwell’s mentor?
(a) Ernest Hemmingway.
(b) Aldous Huxley.
(c) H.G. Wells.
(d) Joseph Stalin.

8. In "My Evil Mother" why does the mother want the narrator to break up with her boyfriend?
(a) He stole her grandmother’s jewelry.
(b) He treats her poorly.
(c) She believes he is going to die.
(d) He is cheap.

9. 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.

10. What period does Csilla’s proposed novel take place in?
(a) Prehistoric.
(b) 1960’s.
(c) 1920’s.
(d) 2000’s.

11. In "My Evil Mother," what does the narrator’s mother suggest after the birth of her first child?
(a) Make peace with the frog on her window.
(b) Rub an orange on her stretch marks and eat placenta.
(c) Say a prayer and give nail clippings to a fairy.
(d) Draw a circle of salt around her.

12. What is Lord Tennyson’s “Morte d’Arthur” about?
(a) King Arthur’s relationship with Merlin.
(b) The overthrowing of King Arthur’s Kingdom
(c) The death of King Arthur.
(d) A love story between King Arthur and his wife.

13. In "Impatient Griselda," how does the alien leave quarantine?
(a) Shimmies out the window.
(b) Oozes under the door.
(c) Teleports out.
(d) Uses his spaceship.

14. In "Morte De Smudgie," what is Smudgie diagnosed with?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Feline Diabetes.
(c) Kidney infection.
(d) Breathing problems.

15. What item was traded for François’ freedom in "Two Scorched Men"?
(a) A binder.
(b) A large sack of flour.
(c) A safe full of cash.
(d) A passport.

Short Answer Questions

1. What status is the alien in "Impatient Griselda"?

2. In "Impatient Griselda," where does Imp get a job?

3. In "The Dead Interview," what does Orwell call bodies?

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

5. In "Morte De Smudgie," who does Nell believe are adept at death?

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