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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Oral Messages.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Poem 1, the author writes that in the paintings of Goya we see the people of the world when "they first attained the title of" what?
(a) Solemn silence.
(b) Joyous humanity.
(c) Suffering humanity.
(d) Brilliant adversity.

3. Where do the subways stall and wait in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) Over the river.
(b) Under the bridge.
(c) Under the river.
(d) At Coney Island.

4. In Poem 3, the poet writes, "its America with its ghost towns and empty ________."
(a) Ellis islands.
(b) Forests.
(c) Silent plains.
(d) Mount Rushmore.

5. In Poem 3, the poet writes of fur leaves and cobalt what?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Skies.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Seas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author waiting to come to the "final darkest tower" in "I Am Waiting"?

2. What does the poet do with all the old ladies in Poem 18?

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

4. With whom did the author create an LP of the poems in Chapter 2?

5. In the poem, "Dog," what does the dog see in Chinatown windows?

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