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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 "The Truth In One Nation," what may we never be granted again?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Love.
(c) Kinship.
(d) That same breath.

2. In "Displacement," what were we distempered as that wretched summer?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Cats.
(c) Bunnies.
(d) Hens.

3. In "War: What, Is It Good?" what do both viruses and wars do?
(a) Find us fallible.
(b) Enlighten us.
(c) Separate us.
(d) Find us loving.

4. In "The Donohue Family," what do the Donohues own?
(a) A post office.
(b) A funeral parlor.
(c) A fishery.
(d) A bakery.

5. In "The Truth In One Nation," what do we say sometimes in the thick of night?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Our name.
(c) Our prayer.
(d) Our mantra.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Truth In One Nation," what did we think our country would do?

2. In "The Soldiers (or Plummer)" what are eliminated on 1/29/19?

3. In "The Truth In One Nation," what can keep you safe?

4. What does Plummer say whites do not love in "The Soldiers (or Plummer)"?

5. In "Selma Epp," who did the strongest carry?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part IV, what is "Pandem" a metaphor for?

2. In "Gated," what does it mean to be alone?

3. In "Gated," what is one perspective on social distance?

4. In "War: What, Is It Good?" what did the British pioneer in WWI?

5. Who wrote the stanza in "The Letters"?

6. What did the Donohue family own in the poems centering on them?

7. What is "Panpax" supposed to be in reality?

8. What two words does "Panpax" combine?

9. In "Gated," what does it mean to be haunted?

10. In "Fury & Faith," what are as destructive as any disease?

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