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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 "Airborne"?
(a) Light and humurous.
(b) Thoughtful yet forlorn.
(c) Intense and serious.
(d) Regretful and somber.

2. In "A Dusty Lunch," what type of dancing did Brig do?
(a) Swing.
(b) Tap.
(c) Charleston.
(d) Hip-hop.

3. What does the Freeforall look like?
(a) Guarded by dogs and surrounded by electrical fences.
(b) An island only accessible by boat.
(c) An underground society.
(d) Underwater in an oxygen tank.

4. In "Freeforall," what luxury does Sharmayne have access to?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Warm water.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Tea.

5. This quotation: "vulgar comments are as old as writing. You should see the walls of Pompeii" (196) is an example of what?
(a) Simile.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Wooden Box," what fruit are Tig and Nell forced to rely on?

3. In "Death by Clamshell," which one of the following did the mob NOT ridicule Hypatia for?

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

5. What does the most alarming portrait of Hypatia look like?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Tig like Inspector Maigret?

3. Explain the significance of marmalade making?

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

5. What does Marty’s letter to Brig say?

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

7. What is the purpose of the ladies’ gathering and what do they worry about?

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

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

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

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