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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. What do some people label the beast in 'Tasting the Wild Grapes' as?

2. How many people does the narrator walk through the whorehouse with in 'An Old Whorehouse'?

3. What does the changing water remind the blue heron of in 'A Poem For the Blue Heron'?

4. What was Lydia's last name in 'The Lost Children'?

5. What causes the beast in 'Tasting the Wild Grapes' to explode at times?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator of 'August' accept during the poem?

2. What do the Sioux say about ghosts in the poem 'Ghosts'?

3. What does the narrator of 'Egrets' say allows them to step without fear?

4. How does the narrator feel as she drives to the White Forest in 'The Bobcat'?

5. How do most people feel about vultures according to the narrator of 'Vultures'?

6. What is 'Ghosts' really about?

7. What kind of annoyances does the narrator of 'Egrets' face while going to see the egrets?

8. What is the ironic idea included in 'Mushrooms'?

9. In 'The Bobcat', what does the bobcat do that astounds the narrator?

10. What is the main metaphor used in 'Lightning'?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happened to the 'Lost Children', and what were some of the theories Oliver had about these circumstances.

Essay Topic 2

Some of these poems alluded to Oliver's belief in God and her religious views. How did this this religious center affect the tone of the poems and the messages being presented in them?

Essay Topic 3

Which poem did you relate to the most in this book? Why is this? What about this poem touched you, and why?

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