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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 "Airborne," what is the title of Leonie’s book?
(a) Lobster Monday.
(b) Thermidor.
(c) Political Reprisals.
(d) Airborne.

2. In "Wooden Box," which of the following is NOT in Tig’s wooden box?
(a) Three magazines.
(b) Glasses.
(c) Large darning needles.
(d) Brown leather buttons.

3. In "Metempsychosis," why does Amber/Snail not want coleslaw?
(a) The quantity is too large.
(b) She has a headache.
(c) It is too spicy.
(d) The vinegar.

4. In "Widows," what is the tone of Nell's first/longer letter to Stevie?
(a) Expressive and vulnerable.
(b) Timid yet holding back anger.
(c) Angry and destitute.
(d) Formal and reserved.

5. In "Freeforall," which invention failed to protect from the virus?
(a) Kiss-and-no-tell.
(b) Rubber masks.
(c) Safe-T-Lips.
(d) Two person condoms.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "Airborne," why is Leonie's hair wispy?

4. In "Metempsychosis," how does the snail die?

5. In "A Dusty Lunch," what does Tig’s family pass down?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to their friend with breast cancer?

2. What discussion do Nell and Tig have in the Sauna – why does this cause Nell to be upset?

3. What does twenty-three skidoo mean?

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

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

6. Why does Tig like Inspector Maigret?

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

8. What does Nell think about the writing of the Breaking of the Gothic Line article?

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

10. How do humans assume the soul’s afterlife works and what really happens?

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