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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 52 - 77).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do wolf nightmares involve in "Short Takes on Wolves"?
(a) Zombies.
(b) Cars.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Trees.

2. What does Rilke say poetry is in "Zombie"?
(a) The future.
(b) The past that breaks out in our hearts.
(c) The songs of our ancestors.
(d) The station.

3. What does the speaker implore the reader to do in the last stanza of "Late Poems"?
(a) Turn down the music.
(b) Turn up the radio.
(c) Turn up the light.
(d) Turn down the bedcovers.

4. What kind of flowers are in the painting in the poem "A Genre Painting"?
(a) Violets.
(b) Roses.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Tulips.

5. What happens in Part II of "The Aliens Arrive"?
(a) We kill most of them.
(b) We go with them back to their own world.
(c) They kill most of us, and a few are left alive after they leave.
(d) We eat some of their food, and it is good.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of clothing did werewolves used to wear in "Update on Werewolves"?

2. What does the speaker say her passport photos looks like in the poem "Passports"?

3. What is silk best for in the poem "Princess Clothing"?

4. Why does the spider dislike the floor in "Spider Signatures"?

5. Why does the speaker in the poem "Salt" say it is tempting to "look back"?

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