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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 "I Am Waiting," the poet says he is waiting for the Age of what to drop dead?
(a) Casualty.
(b) Imposition.
(c) Diffidence.
(d) Anxiety.

2. In Poem 6, whose statue were they putting up?
(a) St. Francis.
(b) St. Christopher.
(c) St. Peter.
(d) St. Louis.

3. What is the woman carrying in Poem 8?
(a) Flowers.
(b) A flute.
(c) A baby.
(d) Grapes.

4. In Poem 19, the poet writes, "like every morning with its sharp shadows shadowing a ______."
(a) Night.
(b) Horror.
(c) Landing.
(d) Paradise.

5. How is "sister in the street" wearing her brassiere in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) Around her neck.
(b) Upside down.
(c) On the outside of her clothes.
(d) Backwards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the repeated refrain in Poem 27?

2. In Poem 7, the poet writes, "What could she say to the fantastic _____

3. What does the author consider the poems in Chapter 2 to be?

4. Who does the dog not hate but has no use for in "Dog"?

5. Where do the subways stall and wait in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

(see the answer key)

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