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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 "War: What, Is It Good?" what is the second step in warfare & pandemics?

2. In "The Truth In One Nation," what do we believe in some days?

3. In "Displacement," what are we traveling further than?

4. In "_ _ _ _ _ [Gated]," how long have Black people spent quarantined?

5. In "War: What, Is It Good?" what was the First World War once called?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part IV, what are "Roes"?

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

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

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

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

6. What is one thing Roy Underwood Plummer did in the poem "The Soldiers (or Plummer)"?

7. What two words does "Panpax" combine?

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

What is the function and effect of Gorman's footnotes throughout the collection? Why do you think she chose to include them? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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