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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) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Orange.
(d) Blue.

2. In "Compass," what is there no better compass than?
(a) Friendliness.
(b) Help.
(c) Ownership.
(d) Compassion.

3. In "Cordage, or Atonement," what animal are we?
(a) The bird.
(b) The dog.
(c) The badger.
(d) The whale.

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

5. What is the name of the first major section in Part I?
(a) Requiem.
(b) Dream.
(c) Wrong.
(d) Right.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Cordage, or Atonement," what are we not?

2. In "Essex I," what book did the tragedy involving the Essex inspire?

3. In "Back to the Past," what is the closest we get to time travel?

4. In "Pan," how does the poet describe Pandora's box?

5. In "Every Day We Are Learning," what can we not possess without practicing it?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Alarum," what is the slash called in math?

2. In "Erasure," what are "erasure poems"?

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

4. How does Gorman describe the entirety of what we've lost in "The Shallows"?

5. In "Lucent," what do our shadows play tricks on?

6. What does Gorman say we are learning in "Every Day We Are Learning"?

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

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

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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