1 Where is Margaret Atwood from? United States England France Canada 2 In what collection was "Happy Endings" originally published? Murder in the Dark Hag-Seed The Blind Assassin The Handmaid's Tale 3 Which of these is not a central theme of "Happy Endings"? Mortality Writing Gender roles Religion 4 How many different parts compose the short story? Six Five Three Four 5 What is Margaret Atwood's most famous work? The Blind Assassin The Handmaid's Tale Hag-Seed To the Lighthouse 6 Many consider Atwood what kind of author? Surrealist Unskilled Socialist Feminist 7 From which perspective is "Happy Endings" narrated? Third person Omniscient First person Second person 8 Who are the two initial characters introduced in the story? Mary and Fred Mary and Madge John and Mary Madge and John 9 In version A, what happens? Mary divorces John. John loses his job. Mary and John fall in love. Mary and John never meet. 10 In version B, what is the central conflict between John and Mary? John cannot tell Mary he loves her. Mary is an alcoholic. Mary loves John, but John only uses Mary. Mary forgets who John is. 11 In version B, with who does John have an affair? Madge James Nobody Mary 12 In version B, where does John never take Mary? The theater A restaurant His house The ocean 13 What happens to Mary in version B? She confronts Madge. She marries Fred. She has a baby with James. She dies by suicide. 14 In version C, who does Mary love? John James Fred Madge 15 In version C, what does James like to do? Sell drugs Ride his motorcycle Volunteer at the library Cheat on Mary 16 How do James and Mary die in version C? They do not die. They die of a terminal disease. John shoots them, and himself. They die in a car accident. 17 What happens to Madge in version C? She is killed by James. She dies by suicide. She marries Fred. She catches John with Mary. 18 Where do Fred and Madge live in version D? Near a lake In the desert In the mountains By the sea 19 How does Fred die in version E? Heart attack Murder Cancer Car accident 20 What does the narrator offer as an alternative to Mary dedicating her life to charity? Fred's gardening Mary's knitting Fred's birdwatching Mary's cooking 21 In version F, what could John be? A doctor A father A revolutionary A lawyer 22 In version F, what could Mary be? A counterespionage agent A priest A scientist A doctor 23 What, according to the narrator, is the authentic ending to the story? Nobody gets out alive. Writing is difficult. Madge is better than Mary. John and Mary die. 24 What, according to the narrator, is "just one thing after another" (F)? Plot Life History Death 25 What does the narrator say the reader should try at the end of the story? Reading another story The How and Why Better plots Literary devices