A Coney Island of the Mind, Poems Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Poems from Pictures of the Gone World (1955).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does "Poem 4" of "Pictures of the Gone World" take place?
(a) London.
(b) Greece.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York.

2. When was "Pictures from the Gone World," a collection of excerpts from the author's book of the same title, published?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1940.

3. What does the poet not see debarked in Marseilles in "Poem 4" of "Pictures of the Gone World"?
(a) Lovers.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Angels.
(d) Spirits.

4. In "Poem 6" of "Pictures of the Gone World," the author writes that he always feels so "constipated / in those / high _____."
(a) Vantage points.
(b) Situations.
(c) Altitudes.
(d) Plateaus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The poet writes he's selling everything and giving the rest to what in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

2. What does the woman in Poem 9 have that are bad?

3. Who does the poet accuse of elitism in "Poem 6" of "Pictures of the Gone World"?

4. In "The Long Street," it is the street of what?

5. In "Autobiography," where is the poet leading a quiet life?

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