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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "One Art" lines 1-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "One Art"?
(a) Elizabeth Bishop.
(b) Audre Lourde.
(c) Lucille Clifton.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

2. What "Art" does the title refer to?
(a) The art of disciplining the emotions.
(b) The art of maintaining perspective.
(c) The art of maintaining relationships.
(d) The art of mastering loss.

3. What is the meaning of the word "fluster" in line 4?
(a) Tiring inconvenience.
(b) Humorous coincidence.
(c) Sudden, uncoordinated movement.
(d) Confused agitation.

4. Which word in lines 10 and 11, "And look! my last,/ or next-to-last, of three loved houses went," creates a momentary shift in verb mood?
(a) The word "next."
(b) The word "went."
(c) The word "loved."
(d) The word "look."

5. How many refrains does "One Art" contain?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stanzas does "One Art" have?

2. What is the verb mood of line 4, "Lose something every day"?

3. What is the format of "One Art"?

4. Which technique is used in the speaker's claim to have lost "some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent" (line 14)?

5. What is the most reasonable interpretation of the speaker's line 13 claim that they have "lost two cities"?

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