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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which term is NOT used in Nell’s retelling of “Morte d’Arthur”?
(a) Carthur.
(b) Sir Cativere.
(c) Catelot.
(d) King Smudgie.

2. In "Impatient Griselda," how do the humans receive the alien’s jokes?
(a) Do not understand them.
(b) Find them comforting.
(c) Hate them.
(d) Find them hilarious.

3. Why can Atwood not serve as a medium in "The Dead Interview"?
(a) She is too old.
(b) Her brain is too cluttered.
(c) Only men can be mediums.
(d) She is not permeable enough.

4. In "My Evil Mother," what creature does the narrator believe her father is?
(a) Unicorn.
(b) Fairy.
(c) Centaur.
(d) Garden gnome.

5. In "My Evil Mother" which ritual does the narrator’s mother have her perform?
(a) Burning her hair.
(b) Collecting frog eyes.
(c) Discarding her toenails.
(d) Reciting bird themed incantations.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the narrator at the beginning of "My Evil Mother"?

2. In "First Aid," what do Nell and Tig fear while camping?

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

4. In "Bad Teeth," Lynne is jealous that Csilla escaped what?

5. What does the narrator’s mother say when casting spells in "My Evil Mother"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jason and why did Csilla contact him?

2. What happens to Smudgie while Nell and Tig are away in Ireland?

3. What happens between the narrator and her mother during her father’s funeral?

4. Describe the male admirers of both Lynne and Csilla during their younger days.

5. How did Tig set off a bunch of fire alarms?

6. Why does the Duke want to marry Pat?

7. Summarize the alien’s story in a few sentences.

8. What does John’s country house look like in “Two Scorched Men”?

9. How is Mr. Foote described?

10. How does the phone call between Jason and Lynne go?

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