1 Where is Margaret Atwood from? Canada England United States France 2 In what collection was "Happy Endings" originally published? Murder in the Dark The Handmaid's Tale Hag-Seed The Blind Assassin 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? Five Three Six Four 5 What is Margaret Atwood's most famous work? To the Lighthouse The Blind Assassin The Handmaid's Tale Hag-Seed 6 Many consider Atwood what kind of author? Unskilled Surrealist Socialist Feminist 7 From which perspective is "Happy Endings" narrated? First person Third person Omniscient Second person 8 Who are the two initial characters introduced in the story? Mary and Fred Madge and John John and Mary Mary and Madge 9 In version A, what happens? John loses his job. Mary and John fall in love. Mary divorces John. 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 forgets who John is. Mary loves John, but John only uses Mary. 11 In version B, with who does John have an affair? James Nobody Madge 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 has a baby with James. She confronts Madge. She dies by suicide. She marries Fred. 14 In version C, who does Mary love? John James Fred Madge 15 In version C, what does James like to do? Sell drugs Volunteer at the library Ride his motorcycle Cheat on Mary 16 How do James and Mary die in version C? John shoots them, and himself. They die of a terminal disease. They do not die. They die in a car accident. 17 What happens to Madge in version C? She marries Fred. She dies by suicide. She is killed by James. She catches John with Mary. 18 Where do Fred and Madge live in version D? In the mountains Near a lake In the desert By the sea 19 How does Fred die in version E? Cancer Murder Heart attack Car accident 20 What does the narrator offer as an alternative to Mary dedicating her life to charity? Mary's cooking Fred's gardening Fred's birdwatching Mary's knitting 21 In version F, what could John be? A revolutionary A doctor A father A lawyer 22 In version F, what could Mary be? A doctor A counterespionage agent A scientist A priest 23 What, according to the narrator, is the authentic ending to the story? Nobody gets out alive. John and Mary die. Madge is better than Mary. Writing is difficult. 24 What, according to the narrator, is "just one thing after another" (F)? Life History Death Plot 25 What does the narrator say the reader should try at the end of the story? Reading another story Literary devices The How and Why Better plots
