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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 imagine the cicadas' song is saying in the poem "Cicadas"?
(a) When?
(b) Go!
(c) Now.
(d) Never.

2. What lies in the ditch in the poem "Princess Clothing"?
(a) A woman's torso.
(b) Money.
(c) Ripped clothes.
(d) A dead skunk.

3. In what way is a wolf courteous in "Short Takes on Wolves"?
(a) In the context of wolf culture.
(b) In the formal sense.
(c) Up to a point.
(d) In the informal sense.

4. What does the robot look like in the section of "Plasticene Suite" titled "Little Robot"?
(a) It looks like an octopus.
(b) It has a dollface.
(c) It is scary, like a monster.
(d) It looks just like a human being.

5. What is the outdoor gear of the "darlings" like in "Heart of the Arctic"?
(a) Cheap.
(b) Expensive.
(c) Careless.
(d) Matching.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the aliens do to humans in Part 8 of "The Aliens Arrive"?

2. What is the taste of the coconut mixed with in the poem "Coconut"?

3. Who looks like a movie star in "Everyone Else's Sex Life"?

4. What does the speaker praise in the poem "If There Were No Emptiness"?

5. When is every life a failure in "Feather"?

(see the answer key)

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