1 Where is Margaret Atwood from? England France United States Canada 2 In what collection was "Happy Endings" originally published? The Handmaid's Tale Murder in the Dark Hag-Seed The Blind Assassin 3 Which of these is not a central theme of "Happy Endings"? Gender roles Writing Religion Mortality 4 How many different parts compose the short story? Four Six Three Five 5 What is Margaret Atwood's most famous work? The Blind Assassin To the Lighthouse The Handmaid's Tale Hag-Seed 6 Many consider Atwood what kind of author? Socialist Unskilled Surrealist Feminist 7 From which perspective is "Happy Endings" narrated? First person Omniscient Third person Second person 8 Who are the two initial characters introduced in the story? Mary and Madge Madge and John John and Mary Mary and Fred 9 In version A, what happens? Mary and John fall in love. Mary and John never meet. Mary divorces John. John loses his job. 10 In version B, what is the central conflict between John and Mary? Mary forgets who John is. John cannot tell Mary he loves her. Mary is an alcoholic. Mary loves John, but John only uses Mary. 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 dies by suicide. She confronts Madge. She marries Fred. She has a baby with James. 14 In version C, who does Mary love? Madge Fred John James 15 In version C, what does James like to do? Ride his motorcycle Volunteer at the library Cheat on Mary Sell drugs 16 How do James and Mary die in version C? They do not die. They die in a car accident. They die of a terminal disease. John shoots them, and himself. 17 What happens to Madge in version C? She dies by suicide. She catches John with Mary. She is killed by James. She marries Fred. 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? Cancer Car accident Heart attack Murder 20 What does the narrator offer as an alternative to Mary dedicating her life to charity? Fred's gardening Mary's cooking Mary's knitting Fred's birdwatching 21 In version F, what could John be? A doctor A father A lawyer A revolutionary 22 In version F, what could Mary be? A scientist A counterespionage agent A priest A doctor 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)? Death Life Plot History 25 What does the narrator say the reader should try at the end of the story? Literary devices The How and Why Better plots Reading another story
