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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 24).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the taste of the coconut mixed with in the poem "Coconut"?
(a) Ash and the shards of destruction.
(b) Hay.
(c) Avocado.
(d) Orange.

2. What does Atwood compare the subject of the poem "Blizzard" to?
(a) A snow leopard.
(b) A deer.
(c) A diamond.
(d) A diver plunged into a dangerous cave.

3. What do hearts do in the poem "The Tin Woodwoman Gets a Massage"?
(a) Stop.
(b) Hurt.
(c) Bleed.
(d) Change.

4. What is the subject of the poem "Blizzard" curled up like?
(a) A cat.
(b) A snail.
(c) A comma.
(d) A fern.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was wool worn next to the skin once symbolic of in the poem "Princess Clothing"?

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

3. What do people also save along with passports in the poem "Passports"?

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

5. What does the speaker implore the reader to do in the last stanza of "Late Poems"?

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