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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. In "What We Did in the Time Being," what is one think people do?

2. In "& So," what it is harder to do?

3. In "Alarum," what does the poet say we are writing as?

4. What is behind us in "Ship's Manifest"?

5. In "Compass," what is the year the size of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In "& So," how does Gorman describe grief?

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

6. What worldwide event does "Fugue" revolve around?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think the meaning of the title Call Us What We Carry is? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Gorman use water as a symbol and a sign throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What political themes and topics does Gorman explore throughout this collection, and how does she explore them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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