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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which poet wrote "The Gas Station?"
(a) Lorde.
(b) Oliver.
(c) Wright.
(d) Williams.

2. Heather McHugh's work is often compared to the work of ______.
(a) Yeats.
(b) Stevens.
(c) Roarke.
(d) Emerson.

3. Which of the poets was born in the south but uses a northern perspective?
(a) Gluck.
(b) Ryan.
(c) Palmer.
(d) Voigt.

4. Mark Strand was name as the _____ Poet Laureate.
(a) 4th.
(b) 5th.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 6th.

5. C.K. Williams worked as which of the following?
(a) Therapist.
(b) Pharmacist.
(c) Arborist.
(d) Landscaper.

6. Robert Pinsky studied at which university?
(a) Butler.
(b) Notre Dame.
(c) Rutgers.
(d) Tulane.

7. Which word is best used to describe the work of Sandra McPherson?
(a) Elegant.
(b) Refined.
(c) Rough-hewn.
(d) Primitive.

8. Michael S. Harper created his work by combining autobiography and ____.
(a) Science.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Myth.
(d) Slang.

9. Which poet wrote "Another Life?"
(a) Simic.
(b) Bidart.
(c) Pinsky.
(d) Harper.

10. Yusef Komunyakaa's father was born in which country?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Japan.
(c) Israel.
(d) Trinidad.

11. Who wrote "Venetian Interior, 1889?"
(a) Plath.
(b) Howard.
(c) Snyder.
(d) Rich.

12. Charles Simic was born in which country?
(a) Bosnia.
(b) Yugoslavia.
(c) Slovakia.
(d) Serbia.

13. Who wrote the poem titled, "Onions?"
(a) Hacker.
(b) Matthews.
(c) Smith.
(d) Olds.

14. Jay Wright honored famed black scientist _______ in his work.
(a) Lowell.
(b) Banneker.
(c) Woods.
(d) Washington.

15. Philip Levine was born in which Midwestern city?
(a) Detroit.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Kansas City.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anne Sexton wrote a poem based on which famous painting?

2. Which of the following is a main theme in Amy Clampitt's work?

3. Edward Hirsch currently works as the head of which prestigious organization?

4. In what year did Charles Simic bring his family to the US?

5. Who wrote "The Mad Potter?"

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