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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 strangely appears on Tig?
(a) A mole.
(b) A seven-inch-long scar.
(c) Small bloody cracks in his skin.
(d) Large liver spots on his legs.

2. In "Metempsychosis," what does Amber/Snail get upset at Tyler for?
(a) Making her eat seven ribs.
(b) Forcing her to wear clothes.
(c) Killing a snail on his salad.
(d) Refusing to buy her carrots and lettuce.

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

4. In "Widows," which phrase does Nell deem as Geriatric flirting?
(a) “So you’re hunting?”
(b) “I’ve fallen for you.”
(c) “So your husband died?”
(d) “You must’ve been pretty in your youth.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Wooden Box," why does Tig oversleep?

2. In "Death by Clamshell," how is Hypatia killed?

3. In "Metempsychosis," what is Amber’s job?

4. In "A Dusty Lunch," what was Brig’s father’s job?

5. In "Airborne," who is the language expert?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Brig do in his youth?

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

3. Explain the significance of marmalade making?

4. What does twenty-three skidoo mean?

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

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

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

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

9. What happened to their friend with breast cancer?

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

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