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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. How is time laid out in the poem "Salt"?
(a) Like a picnic.
(b) Like a diagram.
(c) Like a movie.
(d) Like a photo album.

2. What does a wolf in pain admit in "Short Takes on Wolves"?
(a) Everything.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Fear.

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

4. What does everyone else's sex life seem like in the poem "Everyone Else's Sex Life"?
(a) Fancy.
(b) Trying.
(c) Impossible.
(d) Calm.

5. What is it bad luck to do in the poem "Spider Signatures"?
(a) Feed a spider to the birds.
(b) Kill a spider in the house.
(c) Name a spider.
(d) Eat a spider.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way is a wolf courteous in "Short Takes on Wolves"?

2. What happens when the speaker in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters" sings this song for her sister?

3. Who is wrenched up by the sun in "Walking in the Madman's Wood"?

4. What does the neon sign in "Everyone Else's Sex Life" say?

5. When is every life a failure in "Feather"?

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