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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 "Displacement," what are we traveling further than?

2. In "War: What, Is It Good?" what is rationed in battle?

3. In "Report on Migration of Roes," how are grief and glass similar?

4. In "Libations," what do we remember, rename, resist, repair, and rouse?

5. Who wrote parts of "[Ours]"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What two words does "Panpax" combine?

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

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

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

10. What time period does "Letter From a Nurse" come from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Through which poems does Gorman most directly discuss the topic of grief, and how does she treat this topic generally? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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

Through which poems does Gorman employ imagery most successfully and forcefully? Why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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