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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is already dissolving in the shore water in "Heart of the Arctic"?

2. What happens to whatever the Gods touch in "The Twilight of the Gods"?

3. What does Rilke say poetry is in "Zombie"?

4. What is one feature of happy dreams of wolves in "Short Takes on Wolves"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the "bright side" of the modern era in the poem by the same title?

7. What have many humans lost, according to the speaker in "Improvisation on a First Line by Yeats"?

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

9. How does Atwood reimagine werewolves in the poem "Update on Werewolves"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Judging from this collection, what is Atwood's opinion and outlook on the future of the planet in terms of human influence on the environment? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

The first poem in this collection is titled "Late Poems;" how does Atwood use the first poem to set the reader's expectations for the rest of the collection in terms of style, tone, and content? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Atwood treat the topic of domestic violence in different poems in this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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