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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. Why does the speaker in the poem "September Mushrooms" miss the mushrooms again this year?
(a) She was ill.
(b) She was scared of the mushrooms.
(c) She was immersed elsewhere.
(d) She had just lost her home in a flood.

2. Why were the old stories comforting in a way in the poem "The Dear Ones"?
(a) They said humans would always survive.
(b) They said everyone has to be somewhere.
(c) They said the sun will always rise.
(d) They said it all ends well.

3. What is happening to the world in "Aflame"?
(a) It is getting destroyed by microbes.
(b) It is burning up.
(c) It is hurtling off of orbit.
(d) It is drowning.

4. What word does the speaker in the poem "September Mushrooms" imagine the mushrooms sent up before they withered?
(a) Mercy.
(b) Hail!
(c) Beware.
(d) Glory.

5. Where is Frida Kahlo everywhere in the poem "Frida Kahlo, San Miguel, Ash Wednesday"?
(a) In the souvenir arcade.
(b) In the river reflection.
(c) In the museums.
(d) In the pillow covers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part I of "The Aliens Arrive," what happens?

2. What is the woman working with in the poem "A Genre Painting"?

3. What happens in Part 7 of "The Aliens Arrive"?

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

5. What is one feature of happy dreams of wolves in "Short Takes on Wolves"?

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