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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 "Fury & Faith," what is the point of protest?

2. In "Displacement," what are inside us?

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

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

5. In "The Donohue Family," what do the Donohues own?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In "Displacement," what matters most?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What time period does the poem "[Ours]" come from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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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