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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 old was Isaac when he went missing in 'The Lost Children'?
2. What is the blue heron looking for in 'A Poem for the Blue Heron'?
3. What does the narrator feel during the storm in 'Lightning'?
4. What does the changing water remind the blue heron of in 'A Poem For the Blue Heron'?
5. What was Lydia's last name in 'The Lost Children'?
Short Essay Questions
1. What question does the narrator want to ask the stranger on the plane in 'Flying'?
2. What does the narrator say about the trees at the Boston Hospital in 'University Hospital, Boston'?
3. What sound does the narrator describe at the beginning of 'Postcard from Flamingo'?
4. What does the alligator in 'Postcard From Flamingo' do?
5. In 'The Kitten', what does the narrator feel as she buries the kitten, and why?
6. What does the narrator think about while watching nature in Flamingo?
7. What chafes the narrator in 'Fall Song'?
8. What does the narrator in 'University Hospital, Boston' think about when she hears how old the hospital is?
9. What does the narrator's companion tell her over and over while at the hospital in 'University Hospital, Boston'?
10. What are the vultures in 'Vultures' compared to in an ironic analogy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What role does symbolism play in these poems and where does it appear? How is the tone and meaning of the poems altered by the presence of these symbols?
Essay Topic 2
There was a lot of interesting advice given and received in these poems. What are some examples of this advice, and what were the consequences of it?
Essay Topic 3
In 'Crossing the Swamp' Oliver talks about how trials and hardships have shaped her life. What are some of the ways her life was shaped by these things, and how did she present these ideas in this poem.
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