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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is "sister in the street" wearing her brassiere in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

2. In "Autobiography," the author writes, "I landed in Normandy/in a rowboat that _______."

3. In "Junkman's Obbligato," what has not yet toppled from his horse?

4. What will our eyes be watery with the empty bottles of in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

5. Where does golf go on in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the place in the ending of "The Long Street" described?

2. In "Autobiography," to what animal does the poet compare himself? What has he seen?

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

4. What is admirable to the poet about the dog in "Dog"?

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

6. Who is described in "Meet Miss Subways"?

7. What events take place in "Christ Climbed Down"?

8. What are the major points of "Autobiography"?

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

10. What does the poet suggest in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the predominant, overriding themes in Chapter Three of the collection. What artistic and literary allusions are used in the poetry of this chapter? How does the artist feel about the references he makes?

Essay Topic 2

In Poem 29 of Chapter One, the author makes extensive use of literary and pop culture allusions. Describe some of these which were researched during the class. What is their significance to the poem?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the central character in the poem, "Meet Miss Subways." What year does this poem take place? What is the significance of the woman's race? Describe the setting of the poem.

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