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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 "The Long Street," it is the street of what?

2. In "Meet Miss Subways," what is the year?

3. What magazine did the poet read as a boy, in "Autobiography"?

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

5. Where will "we" be puking in, "wailing for a winter coat," in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the dog in the poem, "Dog."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Poem 8 of Chapter One describes a couple on a picnic in Golden Gate Park. What is the mood of this poem? What symbolism does the poet use? How do these reflect its themes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of "materialism" in the poem "Christ Climbed Down." What is the author's point of view in this poem? What imagery is used to support this?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of metaphor in the poem, "The Long Street." What two metaphors are used and what do they represent?

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