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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 52 - 77).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is "anything saved" equal to in the poem "A Drone Scans the Wreckage"?
(a) Longitude.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Failure.
(d) Death.

2. Which people are at the far end of the table right next to the door in "At the Translation Conference"?
(a) The modernists.
(b) The wizards.
(c) Those who deal in hazards.
(d) The priests.

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

4. Where does the coconut "materialize" in the poem "Coconut"?
(a) The office.
(b) The cellar.
(c) The attic.
(d) The kitchen.

5. What does the speaker implore the reader to do in the last stanza of "Late Poems"?
(a) Turn down the bedcovers.
(b) Turn up the light.
(c) Turn down the music.
(d) Turn up the radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the feathers fall in "Feather"?

2. Who is the speaker concerned about in the poem "Blizzard"?

3. What is the first line of the poem "Shadow"?

4. What tense does not exist at the conference in "Translator's Conference"?

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

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