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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "I Am Waiting," the poet writes he is waiting for someone to really discover what?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Beauty.
(c) America.
(d) Truth.

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

3. What will our eyes be watery with the empty bottles of in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) Muscatel.
(b) Mescal.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Rum.

4. The poet writes in "I Am Waiting" that he is waiting for God to look to see the Ode to the Confederate Dead as a real what?
(a) Tragedy.
(b) Farce.
(c) Irony.
(d) Joy.

5. What is the name of the billiard parlor in "Autobiography"?
(a) Jack.
(b) Homer.
(c) Mike.
(d) Dante.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Autobiography," where was the poet when Rome was built?

2. What does "obbligato" mean?

3. Who did the poet believe he was, catching crayfish in the Bronx river in "Autobiography"?

4. How does the poet write of knowing whores in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

5. For whom is the poet waiting to grow up in "I Am Waiting"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author describe the poems of Chapter Two as "oral messages"?

2. What is the overall theme of the poem "Junkman's Obbligato"? What allusions point to this?

3. How is the street described in "The Long Street"?

4. Describe the train in "Meet Miss Subways." How is this tied to its theme?

5. What does the author say of money in the poem, "Autobiography"?

6. In "Autobiography," to what animal does the poet compare himself? What has he seen?

7. Describe the pop culture and literary references the author makes in "Autobiography."

8. What are the major points of "Autobiography"?

9. What does the poet suggest in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

10. How is the place in the ending of "The Long Street" described?

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