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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. How is the woman in the painting looking out of it in "A Genre Painting"?
(a) Aslant.
(b) Through a glare.
(c) Through lowered lids.
(d) Scheming.

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

3. What does the speaker imagine the cicadas' song is saying in the poem "Cicadas"?
(a) Never.
(b) When?
(c) Now.
(d) Go!

4. What does the cat do in the poem "Ghost Cat"?
(a) Claws at the bedroom door waiting to be let in.
(b) Refuses to drink even milk.
(c) Eats too much tuna.
(d) Kills the fish in the tank.

5. What does the speaker praise in the poem "If There Were No Emptiness"?
(a) Vandalism.
(b) Vacancy.
(c) Crowds.
(d) Masks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the speaker not realize how good things were in the poem "Salt"?

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

4. What defines cotton in the poem "Princess Clothing"?

5. Why do people give others souvenirs from vacations in the poem "Souvenir"?

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