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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. Who used to take the dear ones in the poem "The Dear Ones"?
(a) Gypsies.
(b) Djinns.
(c) Religious wanderers.
(d) Cats.

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

3. Who has killed so many sisters over the years in Part 6 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?
(a) Jealous parents.
(b) Fearful men.
(c) Evil spirits.
(d) Other sisters.

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

5. What will survive us after we're gone in the poem "Carving the Jacks"?
(a) The darkness.
(b) The songs.
(c) The work of our knives.
(d) The stories.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was standing there when the door was opened in Part 3 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

3. What does the speaker say her passport photos looks like in the poem "Passports"?

4. What does the drone seem to wonder in the poem "A Drone Scans the Wreckage"?

5. Why does the speaker in the poem "September Mushrooms" miss the mushrooms again this year?

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