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

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

3. In "My Evil Mother," which card does the mother draw that determines the boyfriend’s fate?
(a) The tower.
(b) Ace of wands.
(c) King of cups.
(d) The knight.

4. In "The Dead Interview," what does Orwell miss most about earth?
(a) The gardening and natural beauty.
(b) The fresh smell of lavender.
(c) His friends and family.
(d) Spain.

5. What perspective is used in "My Evil Mother"?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Omniscient narration.
(d) Second person.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Dead Interview," why did Orwell dress poorly?

2. In "Impatient Griselda," who does the Duke want to leave Pat for?

3. In "Morte De Smudgie," how many cats did Tig and Nell own?

4. In "Morte De Smudgie," what literary device does Nell use in her poem?

5. In "First Aid," what happened when canoeing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Csilla look like?

3. Why does Lynne not cut Csilla off?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the narrator’s relationship with her father when she was younger.

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