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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 44).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Cut," what is there no meek way to do?
(a) Mend.
(b) Buy things.
(c) Fight.
(d) Eat.

2. In "& So," how does grief leave when it goes?
(a) Softly.
(b) With sadness.
(c) With joy.
(d) With a bang.

3. In "Aborescent I" what does Gorman say is at the very root of ourselves?
(a) What goes unsaid.
(b) What goes unseen.
(c) What is wrong.
(d) What is right.

4. In "Ship's Manifest," which of the following does Gorman compare the book to?
(a) A light.
(b) A message in a bottle.
(c) A religious experience.
(d) A sing.

5. In "Fugue," what are handshakes and hugs like?
(a) Faults.
(b) Friends.
(c) Lovers.
(d) Gifts.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Another Nautical," what are words like, in a similar way to water?

2. In "The Shallows," what does Gorman implore people to do after grieving?

3. In "Aborescent I," what would we give up for "this one"?

4. What is the name of the first major section in Part I?

5. In "Surviving," what are we flooded by when tragedy threatens to end us?

(see the answer key)

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