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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. The poet writes of staggering into what kind of sunsets in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) West coast.
(b) Rainy.
(c) East River.
(d) Snowy.

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

3. The poet writes he's selling everything and giving the rest to what in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) The shoremen on leave.
(b) Good Will Industries.
(c) The ragtag crew of nonpatriots.
(d) Homeless men he passes.

4. In Poem 17, what kind of pierrots castrate disaster?
(a) Candy-striped.
(b) Elegant.
(c) White-faced.
(d) Pantomimic.

5. In Poem 24, the poet writes, "We squat upon the beach of love/ among Picasso _____ struck full of sand."
(a) Paintings.
(b) Mandolins.
(c) Villages.
(d) Violins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the poet write of staggering blind after alleycats in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

2. The poet writes in "Junkman's Obbligato," "Let's go / smelling of _____."

3. In "Autobiography," what are the French addicts of?

4. What kind of two-step does the poet write about in Poem 9?

5. Besides the Gettysburg address, what other address has the author heard, according to "Autobiography"?

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