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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. What does the speaker say humans are in "Fatal Light Awareness"?
(a) A dying symphony.
(b) A lost cause.
(c) A curse.
(d) A miracle.

2. What does a wolf in pain admit in "Short Takes on Wolves"?
(a) Fear.
(b) Everything.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Guilt.

3. What tense does not exist at the conference in "Translator's Conference"?
(a) Imperfect.
(b) Future.
(c) Present.
(d) Past.

4. What is the woman working with in the poem "A Genre Painting"?
(a) A scissors.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) A woodworking tool.

5. What does Cassandra fantasize about possessing in the poem "Cassandra Considers Declining the Gift"?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) A dark blue leather purse.
(c) A sturdy staff.
(d) Many dresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do people give others souvenirs from vacations in the poem "Souvenir"?

2. Which of the speaker's cats was smart enough to evade the vet in the poem "Ghost Cat"?

3. What is one feature of happy dreams of wolves in "Short Takes on Wolves"?

4. What do women not say on this side of the table in "At the Translation Conference"?

5. What new type of era does the speaker in "Plasticene Suite" define?

(see the answer key)

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