MCQs- "Edible Woman"- by Margaret Atwood- for JL/DL
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MCQs- THE EDIBLE WOMAN
1.
Who is the author of "The Edible Woman"?
A)
Sylvia Plath
B)
Virginia Woolf
C)
Toni Morrison
D)
Margaret Atwood
Answer:
D) Margaret Atwood
2.
In what year was "The Edible Woman" first published?
A)
1972
B)
1966
C)
1969
D)
1970
Answer:
C) 1969
3.
What is the name of the protagonist in "The Edible Woman"?
A)
Grace Marks
B)
Elaine Risley
C)
Marian McAlpin
D)
Offred
Answer:
C) Marian McAlpin
4.
What does Marian do for a living at the beginning of the novel?
A)
She is unemployed
B)
She works in market research
C)
She is a secretary
D)
She is a teacher
Answer:
B) She works in market research
5.
Who does Marian become engaged to early in the novel?
A)
Len
B)
Ainsley
C)
Peter
D)
Duncan
Answer:
C) Peter
6.
What is Marian's roommate's name?
A)
Allison
B)
Abbey
C)
Ainsley
D)
Ashley
Answer:
C) Ainsley
7.
What does Ainsley Tewce, Marian's flatmate, do for a living?
A)
Psychologist
B)
Tester of electric toothbrushes
C)
Typist at Seymour Surveys
D)
Veterinary assistant
Answer:
B) Tester of electric toothbrushes
8.
Which of these is NOT a phrase featured in the Moose Beer questionnaire?
A)
Makes you feel like a real man
B)
Healthy, hearty taste
C)
Tingly, heady, rough and ready
D)
Tang of the wilderness
Answer:
A) Makes you feel like a real man
9.
Where does Marian hide at Len's flat?
A)
Behind a chest of drawers
B)
Under the bed
C)
In the toilet
D)
Inside a wardrobe
Answer:
B) Under the bed
10.
Where is Marian when she runs into Duncan for the second time?
A)
At the local ravine
B)
At the cinema
C)
On the metro
D)
At the launderette
Answer:
D) At the launderette
11.
What does Ainsley propose to do if she and Len might end up in Marian's room?
A)
Leave a bra on the floor outside
B)
Hang a tie from the bedroom doorknob
C)
Put a sign up on the door
D)
Write a message on the bathroom mirror with lipstick
Answer:
B) Hang a tie from the bedroom doorknob
12.
Which of these women is NOT one of the 'office virgins'?
A)
Emmy
B)
Clara
C)
Millie
D)
Lucy
Answer:
B) Clara
13.
Who are Trevor and Fish?
A)
Duncan's pet dog and goldfish
B)
Duncan's housemates
C)
Duncan's parents
D)
Duncan's imaginary friends
Answer:
B) Duncan's housemates
14.
Why can't Marian eat cake?
A)
It feels like sea sponge
B)
It makes her think of thousands of tiny lungs bursting
C)
She has nightmares about being crushed by a giant cake
D)
She worries it will make her fat
Answer:
B) It makes her think of thousands of tiny lungs bursting
15.
How does Len react to Ainsley's pregnancy announcement?
A)
He slaps her
B)
He pours beer over her head
C)
He bursts into tears and runs away
D)
He trashes the room
Answer:
B) He pours beer over her head
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16.
What does Marian make for Peter at the end of the book?
A) A
camera
B) A
toy house
C) A
woman made of cake
D) A
knitted doll version of herself
Answer:
C) A woman made of cake
17.
Why does the "lady from downstairs" disapprove of Marian and Ainsley?
A)
She's afraid it will affect her daughter
B)
She wants them to receive promotions
C)
She believes they should be having more fun
D)
She's scared they will hurt themselves
Answer:
A) She's afraid it will affect her daughter
18.
Where does Marian meet Duncan?
A) A
college class
B) A
museum
C) A
laundromat
D)
An office party
Answer:
C) A laundromat
19.
What grosses Marian out at her office Christmas party?
A)
Talking to the women about sex
B)
Seeing the other women eat various desserts
C)
Thinking about Peter and Duncan
D)
Seeing the women drink copious amounts of alcohol
Answer:
B) Seeing the other women eat various desserts
20.
What does Duncan compare Marian to?
A)
His term-paper
B)
The Egyptian mummy
C)
The laundromat
D)
His roommates
Answer:
C) The laundromat
21.
Ainsley often references which field of study?
A)
Biology
B)
Physics
C)
Psychoanalysis
D)
Theology
Answer:
C) Psychoanalysis
22.
Where do Duncan and Marian go to have sex?
A)
The laundromat
B)
Marian's apartment
C) A
sleazy hotel
D)
Duncan's apartment
Answer:
C) A sleazy hotel
23.
What does Marian's red dress symbolize?
A)
Virginity
B)
Performative sexuality
C)
Masculine stoicism
D)
Consumerism
Answer:
B) Performative sexuality
24.
What is Marian conducting a survey for when she meets Duncan?
A)
Steak
B)
Rice pudding
C)
Beer
D)
Scotch
Answer:
C) Beer
25.
What is Duncan studying?
A)
English
B)
Physics
C)
History
D)
Math
Answer:
A) English
26.
What narrative technique uses character opposites?
A) A
denoument
B) A
metaphor
C) A
foil
D)
An allegory
Answer:
C) A foil
27. How
does Marian feel about Ainsley's pregnancy plan?
A)
Enraged
B)
Supportive
C)
Disapproving
D)
Vindictive
Answer:
C) Disapproving
28.
Which friend approves of Peter based on appearance?
A)
Len
B)
Clara
C)
Duncan
D)
Ainsley
Answer:
B) Clara
29.
Where do Duncan and Marian go on a date?
A) A
church
B)
An office
C) A
museum
D) A
mall
Answer:
C) A museum
30.
What does the switch to first-person at the end signify?
A)
Makes her appear less credible
B)
Reinforces Marian's reclamation of her self
C)
Symbolizes her total submission to Peter
D)
Separates her from the reader
Answer:
B) Reinforces Marian's reclamation of her self
31.
Why does Ainsley decide she needs a father for her child?
A)
The lady from downstairs tells her so
B)
She falls in love with Len
C) A
psychologist convinces her
D)
She feels lonely
Answer:
C) A psychologist convinces her
32.
Why does Duncan want to have sex with Marian?
A)
He wants to marry her
B)
He wants to figure out if anything is wrong with him
C)
She asks him to
D)
He loves her
Answer:
B) He wants to figure out if anything is wrong with him
33.
Why does Marian become upset when Duncan calls Peter's party a
"masquerade"?
A)
He picks a fight with Peter
B)
He ignored the party theme
C)
He sees she's pretending to be someone else
D)
He didn't dress properly
Answer:
C) He sees she's pretending to be someone else
34.
How does Marian feel about Len after he comes for help with Ainsley?
A)
Happy and friendly
B)
Repulsed and sees him as pathetic
C)
Sympathetic and attracted
D)
Angry and wants to fight Ainsley
Answer:
B) Repulsed and sees him as pathetic
35.
What does Marian call her coworkers?
A)
The office trio
B)
The Seymour Surveyors
C)
The office virgins
D)
The virgin ladies
Answer:
C) The office virgins
36.
How does Peter characterize Marian?
A)
"Tragically average"
B)
"Marvellously normal"
C)
"Abnormally normal"
D)
"Wonderfully abnormal"
Answer:
B) "Marvellously normal"
37.
What b one of Peter's hobbies?
A)
Writing poetry
B)
Photography
C)
Painting
D)
Cooking
Answer:
B) Photography
38.
What atmosphere does the hospital metaphor create when Marian prepares for
Peter's party?
A)
Comfort
B)
Institutional nature of gender roles
C)
Importance of medical support
D)
Coldness of hospitals
Answer:
B) Institutional nature of gender roles
39.
How does Ainsley get Len to have sex with her?
A)
Pays him
B)
Makes him marry her
C)
Gets him drunk
D)
Makes him dinner
Answer:
C) Gets him drunk
40.
Which theme does NOT appear in the novel?
A)
Materialism
B)
Communism
C)
Feminism
D)
Sexism
Answer:
B) Communism
41.
What does Marian do with Duncan's engagement ring?
A)
Throws it in the river
B)
Accepts but never wears it
C)
Gives it back
D)
Wears it
Answer:
B) Accepts but never wears it
42.
Who does Marian move in with after breaking up with Duncan?
A)
Her parents
B)
Her sister
C)
Her friend Len
D)
Her coworker Ainsley
Answer:
C) Her friend Len
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