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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 does the Duke threaten Pat with in "Impatient Griselda"?
(a) Kicking her out naked.
(b) Restricting her meals.
(c) Torturing her sister.
(d) To lock her in a castle.

2. In "Two Scorched Men," what literary device does the narrator use to describe John’s house?
(a) Personification.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Frame Story.
(d) Imagery.

3. In "The Dead Interview," which film does Atwood suggest Orwell watch?
(a) Charotte’s Web.
(b) Animal Farm.
(c) The Death of Stalin.
(d) Dunkirk.

4. In "Impatient Griselda," what are children called?
(a) Xenons.
(b) Zaxons.
(c) Pseudopods.
(d) Fry.

5. In "Impatient Griselda," what sound does the annoyed alien say only snacks make?
(a) Panicking.
(b) Sobbing.
(c) Whimpering.
(d) Singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What status is the alien in "Impatient Griselda"?

2. In "Bad Teeth," what did Csilla deny stealing?

3. Which term is NOT used in Nell’s retelling of “Morte d’Arthur”?

4. In "Bad Teeth," how is Csillia regarding her age?

5. In "Two Scorched Men," who are character foils?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In “First Aid,” what does the opening scene look like?

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

4. Why does John have a soft spot for François?

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

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

7. Why is Orwell’s father disappointed in him?

8. Why are the aliens on earth?

9. What is the plot of François' play?

10. What do the aliens provide at the beginning of the story to the humans?

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