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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 word does the speaker in the poem "September Mushrooms" imagine the mushrooms sent up before they withered?
(a) Mercy.
(b) Glory.
(c) Beware.
(d) Hail!

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

3. What is silk best for in the poem "Princess Clothing"?
(a) Shrouds.
(b) Sheets.
(c) Towels.
(d) Dresses.

4. What is caught in the glare of your stare in the poem "Betrayal"?
(a) Your child.
(b) The cat.
(c) Gauche flesh.
(d) The sunrise.

5. What happens if one "looks behind" in the poem "Salt"?
(a) He turns to stone.
(b) He turns to salt.
(c) He turns to marshmallow.
(d) His hair falls out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the speaker's mother used to say in the poem "Blizzard"?

2. What lies in the ditch in the poem "Princess Clothing"?

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

4. What is one of the problems with the body in the poem "Shadow"?

5. What does the speaker drive into the soft eyes of the coconut in the poem "Coconut"?

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