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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. Why does the speaker not realize how good things were in the poem "Salt"?
(a) She was too ill.
(b) She was too busy worrying.
(c) She was too sleepy.
(d) She was working too hard.

2. What does the neon sign in "Everyone Else's Sex Life" say?
(a) Love! This Way! In!
(b) Help!
(c) Bombs Away!
(d) Beware.

3. What season is it in "Walking in the Madman's Wood"?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

4. What do the students like to pretend about the health teacher in "Health Class (1953)"?
(a) That they will all be successful one day.
(b) That the teacher is kind.
(c) That the teacher is stupid.
(d) That the teacher is funny.

5. What do women not say on this side of the table in "At the Translation Conference"?
(a) No.
(b) Maybe.
(c) Never.
(d) Yes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part I of "The Aliens Arrive," what happens?

2. What does the speaker fear the children will grow up without in "Oh Children"?

3. What is the scent of autumn like in "Aflame"?

4. What happens in Part II of "The Aliens Arrive"?

5. What is "anything saved" equal to in the poem "A Drone Scans the Wreckage"?

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