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