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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mood of "Morte De Smudgie"?

2. In "My Evil Mother," what does the narrator’s mother suggest after the birth of her first child?

3. What activity does Orwell do during "The Dead Interview"?

4. In "The Dead Interview," what does Orwell call bodies?

5. What is the name of their first aid instructor in "First Aid"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Csilla look like?

2. In “First Aid,” what does the opening scene look like?

3. What is Orwell’s perspective on female writers?

4. Who is Jason and why did Csilla contact him?

5. In "My Evil Mother," what is the narrator’s mother’s backstory with Miss. Scace?

6. What political aspect of life do Atwood and Orwell have in common?

7. What do the aliens provide at the beginning of the story to the humans?

8. How did Tig set off a bunch of fire alarms?

9. What happens between the narrator and her mother during her father’s funeral?

10. What happened between the narrator and her boyfriend Brian?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Selecting instances from multiple short stories, write an essay arguing whether you believe Tig and Nell’s relationship has or has not evolved over time. Make sure to include examples and an explanation of why it has or has not changed.

Essay Topic 2

Referencing “Widows,” write an essay about how the medium of letter writing allows Nell to be more open and forthcoming than she normally is. Draw examples from both letters to illustrate this point - make sure to address why she is more closed off in the second letter.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the relationship between narration and storytelling. How does narration affect your interpretation of the characters in "Two Scorched Men" and/or "Metempsychosis."

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