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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Airborne," why is Leonie's hair wispy?
(a) Stress.
(b) She chopped it all off.
(c) Alopecia.
(d) A second bought of chemo.

2. In "Widows," which phrase does Nell deem as Geriatric flirting?
(a) “I’ve fallen for you.”
(b) “So you’re hunting?”
(c) “So your husband died?”
(d) “You must’ve been pretty in your youth.”

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

4. In "Freeforall," how are overly aggressive males eliminated?
(a) Death by fire.
(b) War games.
(c) Banishment.
(d) Castration.

5. This quotation: "vulgar comments are as old as writing. You should see the walls of Pompeii" (196) is an example of what?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Personification.
(d) Simile.

6. In "A Dusty Lunch," Nell thinks Marty would have been doing what in earlier times?
(a) Grieving a lover.
(b) Married with seven children.
(c) Unhappily working.
(d) Running a Midwestern farm.

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

8. What is the mood of "Airborne"?
(a) Thoughtful yet forlorn.
(b) Light and humurous.
(c) Intense and serious.
(d) Regretful and somber.

9. What does the Freeforall look like?
(a) An island only accessible by boat.
(b) An underground society.
(c) Underwater in an oxygen tank.
(d) Guarded by dogs and surrounded by electrical fences.

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

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

12. In "Freeforall," how is the disease spread?
(a) Moist contact.
(b) Unknown.
(c) Airborne.
(d) Via blood.

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

14. What is the mood of "Wooden Box"?
(a) Reflective and somber.
(b) Ironic and jaded.
(c) Light and humorous.
(d) Dry and satirical.

15. In "Death by Clamshell," which one of the following did the mob NOT ridicule Hypatia for?
(a) Her appearance.
(b) Her virginity.
(c) Her magical practices.
(d) Her religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Airborne" is told from what perspective?

2. In "Airborne," who is the language expert?

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

4. When the women tell Darlene that Myrna has a tattoo when they know that she does not, what is that an example of?

5. In "Wooden Box," how does the mug misspell friends?

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