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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. In "I Am Waiting," the poet writes he is waiting for someone to really discover what?

2. In Chapter 2, the author writes that these poems were conceived specifically to be accompanied by what?

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

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

5. What will be "stuck to our pants" years later in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is the street described in "The Long Street"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the examination of America in the poem "Autobiography." In what ways does the poet describe himself as an American? What does he juxtapose in terms of settings and imagery?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the poem "Junkman's Obbligato" from Chapter Two. What is unique about the use of rhyme and meter in this poem? In what ways is the poem a rallying cry?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the poems of Chapter 2 in comparison to the poems of the rest of the collection. How are these different in style? What are the common themes?

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