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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 is one of the problems with the body in the poem "Shadow"?
(a) It attracts too much attention.
(b) It is fickle.
(c) It is liable to become ill.
(d) It is weak.

2. What happens when the speaker in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters" sings this song for her sister?
(a) The speaker looks at the sunset.
(b) This sister is not empty air any longer, she is there with the speaker.
(c) The speaker cries.
(d) The speaker dies.

3. Why do such tales end in flames in "Aflame"?
(a) Because God wills them to.
(b) Because the djinns want them to.
(c) Because we want them to.
(d) Because the sorcerers made it this way.

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

5. What happens to Cassandra's hometown in the poem "Cassandra Considers Declining the Gift"?
(a) It is swept away in a flood.
(b) It is struck by lightening.
(c) It flourishes.
(d) It burns down.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the scythians in the poem "Digging Up the Scythians"?

2. In what way is a wolf courteous in "Short Takes on Wolves"?

3. What does the speaker use a feather for in "Feather"?

4. What do plastics make lighter for carrying water in "The Bright Side"?

5. What does the speaker wonder if the robot will do in "Little Robot"?

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