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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. Why does the speaker in the poem "Salt" say it is tempting to "look back"?
(a) It is glittery and pretty back there.
(b) It is worse than it is now.
(c) There were a lot more animals back there than there are now.
(d) There are only two colors back there.

2. What made a comeback for people to buy after the war in the poem "Coconut"?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Milk.

3. What could the speaker do to save her sister if this were a story in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) Speak a magic charm to bring her back.
(b) Get a witch to cast a spell.
(c) Give her a magic apple.
(d) Find the right prince.

4. What do the children smash in the poem "Frida Kahlo, San Miguel, Ash Wednesday"?
(a) Glasses.
(b) Books.
(c) Plastics.
(d) Hollowed eggs.

5. What do the speaker's passports photos remind her of in the poem "Passports"?
(a) A person moving backwards in time.
(b) A child.
(c) A mermaid doomed to appear onshore every five years.
(d) An ill person.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the cat do in the poem "Ghost Cat"?

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

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

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