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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)" why does Plummer say they might stay a while in the war?

2. In "The Donohue Family Ledgers," what can our common era tell?

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

4. What is the scourge in "Cecilia"?

5. In "America," what bleeds from our flag?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "Displacement," what matters most?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How and when does Gorman reference pop culture throughout this collection, and to what effect on the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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