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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Metempsychosis," what is Amber/Snail's response to Tyler's cheating?
(a) Insanely jealous.
(b) Tearfully writes him a note.
(c) Breaks all the windows in his apartment.
(d) Does not care and is willing to share.

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

3. What is the tone of "Metempsychosis"?
(a) Ironic and worried.
(b) Unintelligent and spiteful.
(c) Despair and intense anger.
(d) Deep sadness.

4. In "Wooden Box," what does Nell think about vultures?
(a) They are always right eventually.
(b) They are omens of bad luck.
(c) They are disgusting.
(d) She is neutral about them.

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

6. In "A Dusty Lunch," which of the following is NOT a poem Brig wrote?
(a) A Wish.
(b) The Wehrmacht 1945.
(c) The Reichswald.
(d) A Shot in the Dark 1948.

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

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

9. In "Airborne," what does Myrna complain about?
(a) A disgruntled lover.
(b) Her loose tooth.
(c) Her magenta hair.
(d) A toaster.

10. In "Airborne," who do they need to write the proposal?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Chrissy.
(c) Myrna.
(d) Leonie.

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

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

13. In "A Dusty Lunch," what does Tig’s family pass down?
(a) Antique lace curtains.
(b) Pearls and jade.
(c) Ancestral silver.
(d) Diaries.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Metempsychosis," what animals does Amber/Snail plead to become?

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

3. In "Widows," which phrase does Nell deem as Geriatric flirting?

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

5. In "Wooden Box," what does Nell think is a fitting metaphor?

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