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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 "America,"what can we make if not a difference"?

2. In "War: What, Is It Good?" what is our medal of honor?

3. What is the scourge in "Cecilia"?

4. In "Letter From a Nurse," what does everyone have to do?

5. In "_ _ _ _ _ [Gated]," what is being alone?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How many people did the 1918 Influenza pandemic kill?

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

4. What article is "DC Putsch" taken from?

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

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

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

8. What two words does "Panpax" combine?

9. In "Fury & Faith," what does Gorman say we owe to ourselfs?

10. In "The Fellowship," what should come before war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Gorman treat the topic of war in this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Who are some literary influences that Gorman references throughout this collection, and how does she use their work and/or their ideas in her own poems? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

When Gorman references herself in this collection, how does she describe herself? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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