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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 78 - 100).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following comparisons does Atwood use for late poems in the poem "Late Poems"?
(a) Being late for a funeral.
(b) Being late for a communion.
(c) Being late for supper.
(d) Being late for a wedding.

2. What does Rilke say poetry is in "Zombie"?
(a) The past that breaks out in our hearts.
(b) The future.
(c) The station.
(d) The songs of our ancestors.

3. Who is in bed together in the poem "Betrayal"?
(a) Your cat.
(b) No one.
(c) Your lover and your friend.
(d) Your spouse and your best friend's spouse.

4. What will the baby sirens be "ravenous" with in "Siren Brooding on her Eggs"?
(a) Desire.
(b) Appetite.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Song.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been long-abandoned near the ponds in "This Fjord Looks Like a Lake"?

2. What kind of getups do the new werewolves wear in "Update on Werewolves"?

3. What falls and falls in the end of the poem "A Drone Scans the Wreckage"?

4. What question does the speaker wonder about her dead sister in Part 7 of the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

5. What lies in the ditch in the poem "Princess Clothing"?

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