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

2. What do hearts do in the poem "The Tin Woodwoman Gets a Massage"?
(a) Hurt.
(b) Change.
(c) Bleed.
(d) Stop.

3. Where does the spider really like to be in the house in "Spider Signatures"?
(a) On the windowsill.
(b) Under the bookcase.
(c) Under the couch.
(d) In the kitchen.

4. What defines cotton in the poem "Princess Clothing"?
(a) It is soft.
(b) It is brown.
(c) It is crackly.
(d) It is the mark of poverty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the hinges of the speaker's joints creak like in the poem "The Tin Woodwoman Gets a Massage"?

2. Why does the spider dislike the floor in "Spider Signatures"?

3. Why were the old stories comforting in a way in the poem "The Dear Ones"?

4. What do the speaker's passports photos remind her of in the poem "Passports"?

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

(see the answer key)

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