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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who makes the machine in the section of "Plasticene Suite" titled "Sorcerer's Apprentice"?
(a) The Angel.
(b) The Devil.
(c) Man.
(d) God.

2. What does the speaker fear the children will grow up without in "Oh Children"?
(a) Computers.
(b) Fathers.
(c) Social Media.
(d) Birds.

3. When is every life a failure in "Feather"?
(a) At the last hour.
(b) At the apocalypse.
(c) At dusk.
(d) At dawn.

4. What will the baby sirens be "ravenous" with in "Siren Brooding on her Eggs"?
(a) Song.
(b) Appetite.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Desire.

5. What does a wolf in pain admit in "Short Takes on Wolves"?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Fear.
(d) Everything.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the defining foliage of the oil age in "Plasticene Suite"?

2. What happens to the albatross in "Plasticene Suite"?

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

4. What is the robot designed to do in the section of "Plasticene Suite" titled "Little Robot"?

5. What does the speaker implore the rain to do in "Tracking the Rain"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main message in "Heart of the Arctic"?

2. What does the siren wonder about in the poem "Siren Brooding on Her Eggs"?

3. What does the editor in the poem "Editorial Notes" suggest the speaker do for the readers?

4. What is the relationship between zombies and the past in Atwood's poem "Zombie"?

5. What can one tell by a wolf's ears in the poem "Short Takes on Wolves"?

6. Why does the speaker insinuate people are so desperate for rain in the poem "Tracking the Rain"?

7. What are some of the speaker's worries in the poem "Oh Children"?

8. What is the problem with plastics in the poem "Faint Hopes"?

9. What are the advantages of having a spider in the house in the poem "Spider Signatures"?

10. Generally, how do the aliens act towards humans in the poem "The Aliens Arrive"?

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