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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. Who wrote "A Journey to Nowhere?"
(a) Kumin.
(b) Snively.
(c) Eliot.
(d) Ruske.

2. "Our Suits, Ourselves" asks students to compare themselves with:
(a) A tree.
(b) An inanimate object.
(c) A cloud.
(d) Their parents.

3. "Translations: Idea to Image" is an exercise in:
(a) Sonnets.
(b) Free association.
(c) Language.
(d) Prose.

4. How many journal entries are to be used for comparison?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. The author in this section refers to which famous poet?
(a) Rilke.
(b) Rimbaud.
(c) Rumi.
(d) Roethke.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Estrangement and Reconciliation," with whom does the student argue?

2. Students are often confused by what word?

3. The author includes part of a poem including:

4. A strong poem often contains a:

5. The poem in this section should contain how many lines as a minimum?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the technique used in "Who We Were" by Edward Hirsh. What is the expected end result?

2. Why is it important to experience writing in another person's voice?

3. What is the only request made by Roger Mitchell in the "Breaking the Sentence; or, No Sentences, but in Things?"

4. Explain the purpose of presenting exercises to be used in groups.

5. What is the purpose of using dream notebooks and existing journal entries?

6. Explain how acting as a narrator for the famous encounter might change the tone of the finished poem?

7. What is the general purpose of THE PRACTICE OF POETRY by Robin Behn?

8. Explain the steps used in "Five Easy Pieces."

9. Why are students required to write a serious poem about a tabloid story?

10. What is the purpose of "The Unconscious As Gold Mine?"

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