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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 "Wooden Box," what does Nell think is a fitting metaphor?
(a) Canning jams.
(b) Swimming in the lake.
(c) Finding Tig's notes.
(d) Digging through the house like a preserved volcanic eruption.

2. In "Airborne," why did the women receive money?
(a) Donation from a former colleague.
(b) A guilty feminist’s inheritance.
(c) Lottery money.
(d) They won a grant.

3. Hypatia claims her attackers were deeply concerned with what?
(a) The truth.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Audience.

4. In "A Dusty Lunch," what causes Nell to believe that Tig understood his dad?
(a) His thoughtful letter to his departed mother.
(b) His note-writing.
(c) His mother's story about their relationship.
(d) His diary.

5. In "A Dusty Lunch," what was Brig’s father’s job?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) CEO.
(d) Accountant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mood of "Wooden Box"?

2. In "Wooden Box," why are Nell and Tig stranded at their cabin?

3. In "Death by Clamshell," what happened to the men who hurt Hypatia in the afterlife?

4. What is the setting of "Airborne"?

5. In "A Dusty Lunch," what was the name of Nell’s war-time coffee?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Amber/Snail feel about Tyler’s lovemaking; what does she want?

2. How do the women respond to Hypatia’s death?

3. What is the Freeforall and who are the people in it?

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

5. What does Nell speak about in her short/real letter to Stevie?

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

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

8. What happened to their friend with breast cancer?

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

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

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