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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. Where does the spider really like to be in the house in "Spider Signatures"?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) Under the couch.
(c) Under the bookcase.
(d) On the windowsill.

2. What do we hear in the wind's plainsong at the end of "Improvisation on a First Line by Yeats"?
(a) The wind itself.
(b) The pebbles.
(c) The sea.
(d) The souls.

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

4. What kind of getups do the new werewolves wear in "Update on Werewolves"?
(a) Evening wear.
(b) Overalls.
(c) Sado French Vogue getups.
(d) Sweatsuits.

5. What was wool worn next to the skin once symbolic of in the poem "Princess Clothing"?
(a) Ceasefire.
(b) An army decree.
(c) Weddings.
(d) Poverty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What season is it in the end of Part 4 in the poem "Songs For Murdered Sisters"?

3. Why do such tales end in flames in "Aflame"?

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

5. What does the speaker imagine the cicadas' song is saying in the poem "Cicadas"?

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