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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 "The Soldiers (or Plummer)" why does Plummer say they might stay a while in the war?

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

4. In "Report on Migration of Roes," where are the Roes moving?

5. In "Roses," what are the "we" in the poem sick of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What two words does "Panpax" combine?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Gorman's point of view change throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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