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

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

3. Which people are at the far end of the table right next to the door in "At the Translation Conference"?
(a) The priests.
(b) The modernists.
(c) Those who deal in hazards.
(d) The wizards.

4. What tense does not exist at the conference in "Translator's Conference"?
(a) Past.
(b) Imperfect.
(c) Present.
(d) Future.

5. Why does the spider dislike the floor in "Spider Signatures"?
(a) It is too visible there.
(b) There are too many human feet there.
(c) It is too wet there.
(d) It is too cold there.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the madman once love in "Walking in the Madman's Wood"?

3. What two things is "he" afraid of in "Fear of Birds"?

4. What do wolf nightmares involve in "Short Takes on Wolves"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the "defining foliage of the oil age" in the poem "Foliage"?

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

6. How does the speaker in the poem "Feather" make sure not to waste?

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

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

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

10. What are the two things "he" is afraid of in "Fear of Birds"?

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