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

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

3. What do the students like to pretend about the health teacher in "Health Class (1953)"?
(a) That they will all be successful one day.
(b) That the teacher is funny.
(c) That the teacher is kind.
(d) That the teacher is stupid.

4. What is the taste of the coconut mixed with in the poem "Coconut"?
(a) Orange.
(b) Avocado.
(c) Ash and the shards of destruction.
(d) Hay.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does everyone else's sex life seem like in the poem "Everyone Else's Sex Life"?

3. What color is anger in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

4. What are the minds of the jack-o-lanterns filled with in the poem "Carving the Jacks"?

5. What season is it in the end of Part 4 in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

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