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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of two-step does the poet write about in Poem 9?
(a) Athenian.
(b) Barbarian.
(c) Aztec.
(d) Romanian.

2. In Poem 14, the poet writes, "Don't let that horse eat that ____."
(a) Violin.
(b) Song.
(c) Apple.
(d) Cloud.

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

4. With what expression does the woman look at the man in Poem 8?
(a) Joy.
(b) Love.
(c) Lust.
(d) Depression.

5. In Poem 15, what does a poet climb onto of his own making?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A building.
(c) A castle.
(d) A high wire.

6. What does the woman in Poem 9 have that are bad?
(a) Hair.
(b) Teeth.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Skin.

7. What bird is feeding "on its own breast" in Poem 11?
(a) Ibis.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Thrush.
(d) Falcon.

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

9. What are the "gay cows" chanting in Poem 2?
(a) Winter songs.
(b) Argentinean anthems.
(c) Athenian anthems.
(d) Lullabies.

10. 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.

11. In Poem 1, the author writes of false windmills and _____ roosters.
(a) Ancient.
(b) Crying.
(c) Demented.
(d) Screaming.

12. Along with sleight-of-foot tricks, what does the poet perform in Poem 15?
(a) Entrechats.
(b) Tumbles.
(c) Leaps.
(d) Pirouettes.

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

14. In what does the poet write he first fell in love in Poem 20?
(a) The arcade.
(b) The midnight train.
(c) The penny candy store.
(d) The dime store.

15. Where did the Widder Fogliani have whiskers?
(a) On her chest.
(b) On her soul.
(c) On her heart.
(d) On her chin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In poem 2, where does the poet say "we" were sailing through the streets?

2. What is the Widder Fogliani otherwise known as?

3. In Poem 27, what tolled twice, once for the birth of love and once for the death?

4. In the fields of "our childhood" of Poem 19, what mixes with rainbows in memory?

5. In Poem 22, what is Johnny's last name?

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