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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section XI: Madam to You.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the playboy mentioned in "Gone Boy" NOT go at the end of the poem?
(a) Home.
(b) Work.
(c) His parents' house.
(d) The grocery store.

2. What does the little boy use as a toy in "Madam and the Charity Child"?
(a) A switch-blade.
(b) The trash can.
(c) Dolls.
(d) Rocks.

3. What is the Indian merchantman doing in "Seascape"?
(a) Being buried.
(b) Coming home.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Going out to sea.

4. Why is the speaker fired from his job in "Fired"?
(a) Because he was late again.
(b) Because he stole from the company.
(c) Because he got in a fight with a coworker.
(d) Because he was ineffective at his job.

5. What are the waves cutting the darkness with in "Moonlight Night: Carmel"?
(a) Thier bioluminescent spheres.
(b) An eerie silence.
(c) Their silver shanks.
(d) The sounds of their crashes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What place is the speaker trying to avoid in "One-Way Ticket"?

2. How large is the house that Madam has to clean in "Madam and Her Madam"?

3. What did the speaker's lover also pawn when he/she pawned the speaker's watch?

4. Why is the speaker so concerned about her lover in "Lover's Return"?

5. What are the waves kissing in "Moonlight Night: Carmel"?

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