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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the spider catch in its net in "Spider Signatures"?
(a) Hair.
(b) Bad dreams.
(c) Curses.
(d) Fog.
2. What is the main problem with the plastics in the environment in "Plasticene Suite"?
(a) There are not enough of them.
(b) There is an overwhelming amount of them.
(c) Animals like to use them to build homes.
(d) People like to see them in nature too much.
3. What does the plastic "rock" look like in "Plasticene Suite"?
(a) Purple and striated.
(b) Red.
(c) Black and striped and slippery.
(d) Blue and yellow.
4. What does Rilke say poetry is in "Zombie"?
(a) The songs of our ancestors.
(b) The past that breaks out in our hearts.
(c) The station.
(d) The future.
5. 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 sea.
(c) The souls.
(d) The pebbles.
6. What happens in Part 7 of "The Aliens Arrive"?
(a) They look just like us and want to take over the earth.
(b) They look like octopi and want us to be kind to each other.
(c) They look like snakes and want us to be mean to each other.
(d) They look like rabbits and can not communicate.
7. In what way is a wolf courteous in "Short Takes on Wolves"?
(a) In the formal sense.
(b) Up to a point.
(c) In the informal sense.
(d) In the context of wolf culture.
8. What does the bear go, or turn into, in "Heart of the Arctic"?
(a) Sea.
(b) Rock.
(c) Tree.
(d) Shallows.
9. How can one tell a wolf's mood in "Short Takes on Wolves"?
(a) By their fur.
(b) By their growls.
(c) By their eyes.
(d) By the direction of their ears.
10. What two things is "he" afraid of in "Fear of Birds"?
(a) Birds and snow.
(b) Birds and zombies.
(c) Birds and guns.
(d) Birds and trees.
11. What does the robot look like in the section of "Plasticene Suite" titled "Little Robot"?
(a) It has a dollface.
(b) It is scary, like a monster.
(c) It looks like an octopus.
(d) It looks just like a human being.
12. What is the cancelled word in "Walking in the Madman's Wood"?
(a) Madman.
(b) Last.
(c) Worsted.
(d) First.
13. What kind of getups do the new werewolves wear in "Update on Werewolves"?
(a) Evening wear.
(b) Overalls.
(c) Sweatsuits.
(d) Sado French Vogue getups.
14. What do plastics make "clear as whistling" in "The Bright Side"?
(a) Voices over telephones.
(b) Visions seen through plastic glasses lenses.
(c) Visions seen through plastic contact lenses.
(d) Songs in microphones.
15. What is the hard part in "Sorcerer's Apprentice"?
(a) Finding money.
(b) Getting the right books.
(c) Finding the sorcerer again.
(d) Getting the machine to stop.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the leaves in the garden remind the speaker of in "Tracking the Rain"?
2. What is one feature of happy dreams of wolves in "Short Takes on Wolves"?
3. What does "some idiot" wish for in "Sorcerer's Apprentice"?
4. What do plastics make lighter for carrying water in "The Bright Side"?
5. What is happening to the world in "Aflame"?
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