Margaret Atwood's "Happy Endings"
Authored by Bjørn Schmidt Nordmo
English
11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Define metafiction.
Writing about mythological creatures.
Writing about stereotyping.
Writing about writing.
Writing about feminism.
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the basic premise of each happy ending?
John and Mary meet.
John and Mary cheat.
John and Mary have a stimulating relationship.
John and Mary are not meant to be together.
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is wrong with the plot with the stereotypical happy ending?
John and Mary never have children.
John and Mary never have conflict.
John and Mary live.
John and Mary die.
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the author's primary purpose in "Happy Endings"?
to explain the formula of storytelling.
to argue the inherent stupidity of romantic storytelling.
to illuminate female stereotypes.
to criticize men.
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What question does Atwood suggest is the most difficult for the storyteller to address?
who?
what?
why?
when?
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What does Atwood say is the only "authentic" ending?
They divorce.
They cheat.
They resent.
They die.
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is the literary function of Atwood's description of the couple's lives as "stimulating and challenging"?
Paradox
Irony
Understatement
Hyperbole
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
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