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

2. Why, if victorious, did the scythians fight in the poem "Digging Up the Scythians"?
(a) For the glory.
(b) For the king's honor.
(c) For the legends.
(d) For the loot.

3. What is one advantage to plastics in the section of "Plasticene Suite" titled "The Bright Side"?
(a) There is better scaffolding for buildings.
(b) Humans do not really need all these animals around.
(c) We have more options for our cars.
(d) Things like plastic flowers last so long.

4. What made a comeback for people to buy after the war in the poem "Coconut"?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Milk.

5. What is one thing that has been done with old plastics in "Plasticene Suite"?
(a) Turning it into oil.
(b) Turning it into medicine.
(c) Turning it into solar energy.
(d) Turning it into rock.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is happening to the world in "Aflame"?

3. How does the speaker in "Heart of the Arctic" know a careless person has been there?

4. What crashes into the speaker's window in "Fatal Light Awareness"?

5. What kind of flowers are in the painting in the poem "A Genre Painting"?

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