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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 mood of "Wooden Box"?
(a) Ironic and jaded.
(b) Light and humorous.
(c) Reflective and somber.
(d) Dry and satirical.

2. In "Wooden Box," what does Tig no longer care for in his old age?
(a) Paying taxes.
(b) Hiking.
(c) Nature.
(d) Politicians.

3. In "Widows," Nell refuses which analogy for grief?
(a) A healing cycle.
(b) A waterfall.
(c) A tunnel.
(d) A journey.

4. In "Freeforall," how is the disease spread?
(a) Moist contact.
(b) Airborne.
(c) Unknown.
(d) Via blood.

5. In "Wooden Box," why are Nell and Tig stranded at their cabin?
(a) Nell broke her leg.
(b) The ferry had an accident.
(c) Their car was towed.
(d) Tig crashed his boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Airborne," why did the women receive money?

2. In "Airborne," what does Myrna find triggering?

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

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

5. In "Airborne," what does Myrna complain about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Darlene quit and what convinces her to return (in a non-official capacity)?

2. Describe the playground game of monopoly; what are the altered rules?

3. What trap is Inspector Maigret setting and what does Nell think about it?

4. How does Amber/Snail’s interaction with the therapist go?

5. How does Hypatia feel about the way she is represented in art?

6. What duty must Tom preform and what are his options after having fulfilled it?

7. What did Brig do in the mornings of his Muskoka family cottage?

8. What happens when Nell and Tig decide to stay in the cabin over March?

9. What does Nell not want Stevie to do about her belief that Tig is not really gone and why?

10. What does twenty-three skidoo mean?

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