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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens in Part II of "The Aliens Arrive"?
(a) They kill most of us, and a few are left alive after they leave.
(b) We eat some of their food, and it is good.
(c) We go with them back to their own world.
(d) We kill most of them.

2. What new type of era does the speaker in "Plasticene Suite" define?
(a) The Genocene.
(b) The Plasticene.
(c) The Glycoblast.
(d) The Moderncene.

3. What is the main problem with the plastics in the environment in "Plasticene Suite"?
(a) Animals like to use them to build homes.
(b) There is an overwhelming amount of them.
(c) People like to see them in nature too much.
(d) There are not enough of them.

4. Who is wrenched up by the sun in "Walking in the Madman's Wood"?
(a) Hepaticas.
(b) Wendy.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Peter.

5. What does Rilke say poetry is in "Zombie"?
(a) The past that breaks out in our hearts.
(b) The future.
(c) The songs of our ancestors.
(d) The station.

6. What do people say instead of "no" in "At the Translation Conference"?
(a) Yes.
(b) Perhaps.
(c) Never.
(d) Maybe.

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

8. What does the editor suggest letting people do in "Editorial Notes"?
(a) Come to their own conclusions.
(b) Buy their own books.
(c) Use the library more.
(d) Eat dinner whenever they want.

9. What do plastics make lighter for carrying water in "The Bright Side"?
(a) Glasses.
(b) Container ships.
(c) Buckets.
(d) Umbrellas.

10. What keeps getting thrown out into the sea in our version of "Sorcerer's Apprentice"?
(a) People.
(b) Oil.
(c) Plants.
(d) Plastic.

11. What happens to the albatross in "Plasticene Suite"?
(a) It is killed by hunters.
(b) It thrives in the caves.
(c) It lets humans raise its young.
(d) It is killed by eating plastic.

12. What crashes into the speaker's window in "Fatal Light Awareness"?
(a) A thrush.
(b) A lion.
(c) A skunk.
(d) A deer.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do plastics make "clear as whistling" in "The Bright Side"?

2. What form does poetry "coming to claim you" take in "Zombie"?

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

4. What do women not say on this side of the table in "At the Translation Conference"?

5. Which people are at the far end of the table right next to the door in "At the Translation Conference"?

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