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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Widows," what activity occupies Nell’s time?
(a) Renovating.
(b) Baking.
(c) Collaging.
(d) Tidying up.

2. In "Wooden Box," what fruit are Tig and Nell forced to rely on?
(a) Apples.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Pineapples.
(d) Oranges.

3. In Nell's real letter to Stevie what does she say her grandchildren are full of?
(a) Corn.
(b) Smiles.
(c) Beans.
(d) Food.

4. In "Freeforall," what is the name of Sharmayne’s house?
(a) Freeforall.
(b) Sheltering Wings.
(c) Least House.
(d) First Mother’s United.

5. In "Wooden Box," what is the temperature of Nell and Tig's cabin?
(a) Humid and somewhat smelly.
(b) Pleasant and mild in the afternoons.
(c) Warm in the night but freezing in the morning.
(d) Warm and toasty.

6. In "Freeforall," which game do the children revise?
(a) Snakes and Ladders.
(b) Dominos.
(c) Monopoly.
(d) Scrabble.

7. In "Metempsychosis," where does Tyler go to avoid Amber/Snail?
(a) The bar.
(b) Work.
(c) The gym.
(d) His mother’s house.

8. In "A Dusty Lunch," what causes Nell to believe that Tig understood his dad?
(a) His mother's story about their relationship.
(b) His diary.
(c) His note-writing.
(d) His thoughtful letter to his departed mother.

9. In "Wooden Box," how does the mug misspell friends?
(a) Friemds.
(b) Freuds.
(c) Fiends.
(d) Fried.

10. In "Widows," what is the tone of Nell's first/longer letter to Stevie?
(a) Timid yet holding back anger.
(b) Formal and reserved.
(c) Expressive and vulnerable.
(d) Angry and destitute.

11. In "Airborne," what is the title of Leonie’s book?
(a) Political Reprisals.
(b) Thermidor.
(c) Lobster Monday.
(d) Airborne.

12. In "Metempsychosis," what is Amber’s job?
(a) Bank teller.
(b) Grocery store clerk.
(c) Actor.
(d) Customer service representative.

13. In "Airborne," who is the language expert?
(a) Chrissy.
(b) Leonie.
(c) Darlene.
(d) Myrna.

14. In "Widows," how old is Stevie compared to Nell?
(a) He is much younger.
(b) He is much older.
(c) He is a year older.
(d) They’re the same age.

15. In "Metempsychosis," why does Amber/Snail not want coleslaw?
(a) The vinegar.
(b) She has a headache.
(c) It is too spicy.
(d) The quantity is too large.

Short Answer Questions

1. What perspective is "Death by Clamshell" told from?

2. In "A Dusty Lunch," what happens to Brig in his old age?

3. In "Death by Clamshell," what happened to the men who hurt Hypatia in the afterlife?

4. In "Metempsychosis," what does Amber/Snail get upset at Tyler for?

5. When the snails says: "spare me! I am part of an ecosystem," (172) that is an example of what?

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