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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the poet say we'll dry our drawers on in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) Bonfires.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Garbage fires.
(d) Coal ovens.

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

3. Who is the author waiting to come to the "final darkest tower" in "I Am Waiting"?
(a) Childe Roland.
(b) God.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Alice in Wonderland.

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

5. In "I Am Waiting," the poet writes he is waiting for the rebirth of what?
(a) Truth.
(b) Wonder.
(c) Music.
(d) Inconsequence.

6. Who does the dog not hate but has no use for in "Dog"?
(a) Policemen.
(b) Children.
(c) Vagrants.
(d) Drunks.

7. Where will "we" be puking in, "wailing for a winter coat," in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) Golden Gate Park.
(b) Lonely diners.
(c) Pawn shops.
(d) Jackson Square.

8. The poet writes in "I Am Waiting" that he is waiting for God to look to see the Ode to the Confederate Dead as a real what?
(a) Farce.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Irony.
(d) Joy.

9. In "Junkman's Obbligato," what has not yet toppled from his horse?
(a) Miami.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Hamilton.
(d) Washington.

10. The poet writes in "Junkman's Obbligato," "Let's go / smelling of _____."
(a) Indigo.
(b) Sterno.
(c) Petrol.
(d) Patchouli.

11. In the poem, "Dog," what does the dog see in Chinatown windows?
(a) Wontons.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Children.
(d) Drunks.

12. What does the poet speak of leaving behind on lampposts in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) Watches.
(b) Boots.
(c) Shirts.
(d) Neckties.

13. What will be "stuck to our pants" years later in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) Chalked up ponies.
(b) Mud and debris.
(c) Cement.
(d) Cigarette papers.

14. Where does golf go on in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) Jackson Square.
(b) Golden Gate.
(c) Burning Tree.
(d) Central Park.

15. In what way does the poet repeatedly change a line from the song "America" in ""Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) My country lies of thee.
(b) The stars shining black.
(c) My country tears of thee.
(d) Oh say can you sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. The benches are filled with what kind of discarded statues in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

2. "By the time they print your picture / in ________ / you will have become a negative anyway" the poet writes in "Junkman's Obbligato."

3. The poet writes of staggering into what kind of sunsets in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

4. In "I Am Waiting," the poet says he is waiting for the Age of what to drop dead?

5. Where does "Autobiography" take place?

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