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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. What is the name of Nell’s sister?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Lizzie.
(c) Jacqueline.
(d) Ally.

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

3. François’ plays are known for being what?
(a) Short.
(b) Hilarious.
(c) Mean.
(d) Clever.

4. In "Bad Teeth," where did Lynne’s alleged affair occur?
(a) Regina.
(b) New York.
(c) Ottawa.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. Which of the following is NOT a setting in "Two Scorched Men"?
(a) Paris.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) A country house.
(d) A battleground.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "My Evil Mother" why does the mother want the narrator to break up with her boyfriend?

2. In "The Dead Interview," what does Orwell praise Atwood for grasping?

3. Which of the following is NOT a near-death experience that Tig and Nell had?

4. In "Impatient Griselda," how does the alien speak English?

5. In "The Dead Interview," why did Orwell choose Orwell as his penname?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "My Evil Mother," what is the narrator’s mother’s backstory with Miss. Scace?

4. How does Nell describe Smudgie?

5. Why are the aliens on earth?

6. What happened between the narrator and her boyfriend Brian?

7. What is Orwell’s perspective on female writers?

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

9. How is Mr. Foote described?

10. Describe the Duke’s death and the circumstances leading up to it.

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