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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "A Dusty Lunch," what happens to Brig in his old age?
(a) People start appearing in his apartment.
(b) Cats start following him home.
(c) He is unable to sleep without white noise.
(d) He gets cancer.

3. In "Freeforall," which play is banned?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Midsommer’s Night Dream.
(d) Hamlet.

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

5. In "Freeforall," what luxury does Sharmayne have access to?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Tea.
(d) Warm water.

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

7. Hypatia claims her attackers were deeply concerned with what?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) The truth.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Audience.

8. In "Airborne," what does Myrna find triggering?
(a) Divorce.
(b) The younger generation.
(c) The word triggering.
(d) Religion.

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

10. In "Wooden Box," what does Tig no longer care for in his old age?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Nature.
(c) Hiking.
(d) Paying taxes.

11. In "Wooden Box," how does Nell respond to Tig’s shirts?
(a) Has not been able to look at them.
(b) Finds them not comforting.
(c) Finds herself unable to wash them.
(d) Loves them.

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

13. In "Death by Clamshell," what happened to the men who hurt Hypatia in the afterlife?
(a) They were properly punished.
(b) Nothing.
(c) They were put in isolation.
(d) They got away with murder.

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

15. In "Death by Clamshell," why was Hypatia killed?
(a) Christian-Roman power struggle.
(b) Disagreement with her philosophy.
(c) Witch burning.
(d) Rejection of women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the most alarming portrait of Hypatia look like?

2. In "Wooden Box," what does Nell think about vultures?

3. In "Airborne," why is Leonie's hair wispy?

4. In "Airborne," why did the women receive money?

5. In "Freeforall," what color are the veils?

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