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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 "Airborne," what does Myrna complain about?

2. What is the mood of "Airborne"?

3. What does the Freeforall look like?

4. In "A Dusty Lunch," what causes Nell to believe that Tig understood his dad?

5. In "Wooden Box," how does the mug misspell friends?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the playground game of monopoly; what are the altered rules?

8. Describe the circumstances of Amber/Snail’s death.

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

10. What did Brig do in his youth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay arguing whether technology would or would not have made a difference in Tig and Nell’s near-death experiences from “First Aid.” Be sure to use specific instances of imagery to back up your points.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the narrator and her mother’s attitude toward parenting in "My Evil Mother." Do you believe the narrator resembles her mother at the end of the story? If so, what point do you think Atwood is trying to make?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining how Nell deals with her grief through poetry. Analyze the techniques she uses to process her grief referencing one or two short stories in the collection.

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