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A Coney Island of the Mind, Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Poem 12, where did he hound the leaded ground?
(a) Into the night.
(b) Into the future.
(c) Into the distance.
(d) Into oblivion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the repeated refrain in Poem 27?

2. In what does the poet write he first fell in love in Poem 20?

3. Whose castle stands above the world like a last bastille in Poem 16?

4. What does the woman in Poem 9 hate?

5. Along with sleight-of-foot tricks, what does the poet perform in Poem 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the statue described as in Poem 6 of Chapter One?

2. In Chapter One, where does Poem 20 take place? With what does the poet fall in love?

3. What happens in Poem 9 of Chapter One? What does the woman say to him in the poem? What is the mood?

4. Describe Poem 7 of Chapter One. What literally happens in the poem, and what is the underlying meaning?

5. What is the metaphor for a poet in Poem 15 of Chapter One?

6. What does Chagall do in Poem 14 of Chapter One?

7. In the eleventh poem of Chapter One, in what way does the author describe the "Wild West"?

8. What does the poet write about Beauty in Poem 10 of Chapter One?

9. What events take place in Poem 18 of Chapter One? How does the poet describe "the dreamer"?

10. Describe Goya's paintings as described by the author in Poem 1.

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