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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. The poet writes in "I Am Waiting" that he is waiting for a religious revival to sweep through the state of what?
(a) California.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Arizona.

2. The poet uses literary allusion in the line, "I'm tired of waiting for Godot." To which author is he referring?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Samuel Beckett.
(c) Arthur Miller.
(d) Albert Camus.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did the poet believe he was, catching crayfish in the Bronx river in "Autobiography"?

3. Where does "Autobiography" take place?

4. In "Autobiography," who has the poet heard "strained through a sheet"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the things the poet is waiting for in "I Am Waiting"?

2. Describe the train in "Meet Miss Subways." How is this tied to its theme?

3. What is the overall theme of the poem "Junkman's Obbligato"? What allusions point to this?

4. What are the prominent themes of "Christ Climbed Down"?

5. What does the poet suggest to the reader in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

6. What is the poem "Autobiography" about?

7. What does the author say of money in the poem, "Autobiography"?

8. Why does the author describe the poems of Chapter Two as "oral messages"?

9. What is the poet's meaning in "The Long Street"?

10. What is the underlying meaning of the poem "I Am Waiting"?

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