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

2. What is the first line of the poem "Shadow"?
(a) Someone wants your body.
(b) Who has two?
(c) Be aware.
(d) The light fades away from day.

3. Why does the speaker not realize how good things were in the poem "Salt"?
(a) She was too sleepy.
(b) She was too busy worrying.
(c) She was too ill.
(d) She was working too hard.

4. What does the speaker say about most poems in the poem "Late Poems"?
(a) Most poems are sad.
(b) Most poems are from the future.
(c) Most poems are late.
(d) Most poems are early.

5. Where does the speaker in the poem "Souvenir" appear more often than she used to?
(a) Other people's dreams.
(b) Funeral parlors.
(c) Pizza restaurants.
(d) The park.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the sister who is no longer there, now that she is gone, in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

3. How is the woman in the painting looking out of it in "A Genre Painting"?

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

5. What goes on calling in the end of the poem "The Dear Ones"?

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