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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 25 - 51).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the students like to pretend about the health teacher in "Health Class (1953)"?
(a) That the teacher is funny.
(b) That the teacher is kind.
(c) That the teacher is stupid.
(d) That they will all be successful one day.

2. What kinds of creatures also suffer from dementia in the poem "Ghost Cat"?
(a) Turtles.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Birds.
(d) Cats.

3. What lies in the ditch in the poem "Princess Clothing"?
(a) A woman's torso.
(b) Ripped clothes.
(c) Money.
(d) A dead skunk.

4. What is the sister who is no longer there, now that she is gone, in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) An empty chair, or simply air.
(b) A painting in shadow.
(c) A song.
(d) A memory.

5. What do the children smash in the poem "Frida Kahlo, San Miguel, Ash Wednesday"?
(a) Plastics.
(b) Hollowed eggs.
(c) Glasses.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker imagine the cicadas' song is saying in the poem "Cicadas"?

2. What is the taste of the coconut mixed with in the poem "Coconut"?

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

4. What is caught in the glare of your stare in the poem "Betrayal"?

5. What question does the speaker ask the dead sister in the Coda of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

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