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

2. What does the speaker drive into the soft eyes of the coconut in the poem "Coconut"?
(a) A long steel nail.
(b) A rope.
(c) A paperclip.
(d) A pin.

3. Why do people give others souvenirs from vacations in the poem "Souvenir"?
(a) So they can call the spirits.
(b) So they will want to travel too.
(c) So the receiver can remember them.
(d) So they can decorate their homes.

4. What do people also save along with passports in the poem "Passports"?
(a) Paintbrushes.
(b) Curls of hair from children or lovers.
(c) Pearls.
(d) Chocolates.

5. What does the speaker say her passport photos looks like in the poem "Passports"?
(a) A cat.
(b) An ill person.
(c) A woman who has just been arrested.
(d) A child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of the poem "Blizzard" curled up like?

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

3. What happens if one "looks behind" in the poem "Salt"?

4. What does the health teacher in the poem "Health Class" tell her students the classroom is NOT?

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

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