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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 "The Soldiers (or Plummer)" what is ever promised in this one-chance life?

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

3. In "Displacement," what is our blood bracketed by?

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

5. In "Report on Migration of Roes," what did people report wanting most in Pandem?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In "Roses," what are we sick of?

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

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

9. In "Displacement," what matters most?

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

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

What parallels does Gorman draw between the past and the present in relation to society's response to pandemics? How does she make these connections? 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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