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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Cordage, or Atonement," what is the only color we see?
(a) Orange.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

2. In "Lighthouse," what have we lost sight of even though we have never met?
(a) The stars.
(b) The moon.
(c) The sun.
(d) Each other.

3. In "Essex I," what book did the tragedy involving the Essex inspire?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) The Friend.
(c) The Soldier.
(d) Nickolas Nickleby.

4. In "Essex I," what were whales killed for?
(a) Blubber.
(b) Skin.
(c) Brains.
(d) Tongues.

5. In "Aborescent I," what would we give up for "this one"?
(a) Our love.
(b) Our hope.
(c) Our hugs.
(d) Our world.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Lucent," what is the most beautiful star?

2. In "Hephaestus," what have we fallen into?

3. In "The Shallows," how do we stand?

4. In "At First," how do we find the rhetoric of reunion?

5. In "Fugue," what are handshakes and hugs like?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gorman play with the idea of homesickness in the poem "There's No Power Like Home"?

2. What does Gorman say would be a blessing for our children in the poem "What We Did in the Time Being"?

3. In "Call Us," what does Gorman say about half of our bodies at times?

4. In "Captive," what is "stereotypic behavior" in animals?

5. In "Essex I," what famous piece of literature does Gorman evoke?

6. What does Gorman say we truly mean by "goodbye" in the poem "Fugue"?

7. What piece of pop culture does the title "Who We Gonna Call" refer to?

8. What does Gorman say has happened to the people in "Lighthouse" even though they have never met?

9. What will sometimes bleed with us in the poem "Back to the Past"?

10. What is "School's Out" about?

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