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

2. In "Two Scorched Men," what does John mistakenly shoot himself in?

3. What is the name of Lynne's alleged lover in "Bad Teeth"?

4. In "Bad Teeth," what do the women eat at tea?

5. In "Impatient Griselda," what sound does the annoyed alien say only snacks make?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Tig's encounter with the ATV.

4. Why are the aliens on earth?

5. What happens to Smudgie while Nell and Tig are away in Ireland?

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

7. How does the meeting between the narrator’s mother and her fiancé go?

8. Summarize the alien’s story in a few sentences.

9. Describe the narrator’s relationship with her father when she was younger.

10. How does Nell describe Smudgie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining how Atwood’s use of frame story helps illustrate and enhance the overall story’s meaning in "Impatient Griselda " or "Two Scorched Men." Select elements that the frame story addresses that play a larger thematic role in the overall story.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining how Hypatia’s use of an audience allows her to comment on the similarity between ancient and modern men in "Death by Clamshell." Why does the presence of an audience help her teach a moral lesson?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing how Atwood’s use of imagery and symbolism allows her characters to express feelings they are not fully comfortable with. Discuss how it allows the unspoken to be represented. Reference one or two stories in the collection.

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