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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Oral Messages.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Junkman's Obbligato," the poet writes, "Empty out your pockets and _____."
(a) Fall asleep.
(b) Disappear.
(c) Arouse.
(d) Awaken.

2. In Poem 5, the guy who shows up late is a kind of what?
(a) Jeweler.
(b) Hustler.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Highwayman.

3. What is the Widder Fogliani otherwise known as?
(a) Bella Gloria.
(b) Bella Donna.
(c) Bella Sara.
(d) Bella Lana.

4. The author writes in "Autobiography," "I once started out / to walk around the world / but ended up in ______."
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Venezuela.
(d) Mexico.

5. What did the poet get caught stealing in the Five and Dime store in "Autobiography"?
(a) Pencils.
(b) Toys.
(c) Candy.
(d) Soda.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Long Street," the poet writes ""Oaklands of the soul /____ of the Imagination."

2. Where do the "dogs do it" in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

3. The benches are filled with what kind of discarded statues in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

4. In Poem 3, the poet writes of fur leaves and cobalt what?

5. The man in Poem 8 is carrying an old beat-up what?

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