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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 Poem 11, the poet writes that "the wounded wilderness of _____ is not the same as the wild west."
(a) Morris Mountain.
(b) Sanders Graves.
(c) Death Valley.
(d) Morris Graves.

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

3. Where does the poet suggest sleeping in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) Churches.
(b) Phone booths.
(c) Deserts.
(d) Caves.

4. Where do the "dogs do it" in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) In the Backyard.
(b) Upon the Mountain.
(c) Over the Hill.
(d) In the Black Forest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From where will the carpenter not come down in Poem 5?

2. In Poem 5, in what year does the poet write the Dead Sea Scrolls are found?

3. With what expression does the woman look at the man in Poem 8?

4. In what month does Poem 20 take place, when the poet first falls in love?

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

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