1. What is a reasonable statement to make about the effect of the enjambment in lines 8 and 9, "places, and names, and where it was you meant/ to travel"?
(a) It creates a humorous effect because the words that complete the thought on line 9 are unexpected.
(b) It creates irony because the thought's completion on line 9 is actually the opposite of what the speaker means.
(c) It creates the sense of something being missing or lost because the thought is interrupted by enjambment.
(d) It creates an angry, agitated tone because of the isolation of the word "meant," which ends with a harsh sound.

2. What does the speaker use in line 5 as an example of a common lost object?
(a) Glasses.
(b) Socks.
(c) Keys.
(d) Pens.

3. The relationship between stanza two and stanza three is most accurately expressed by which of the following?
(a) Stanza three repeats the emotional plea of stanza two in a more logical and rational form.
(b) Stanza three provides hyperbolic examples of the effects of loss proposed in stanza two.
(c) Stanza three exposes the inherent contradictions in the ideas about loss advanced by stanza two.
(d) Stanza three extends the small, everyday losses in stanza two into more serious and personal territory.

4. Which is a reasonable statement of how the punctuation and syntax of the final stanza affect the stanza's tone?
(a) They create a choppy sound that indicates anger.
(b) They accelerate the pace as the stanza unfolds, creating a sense of urgency.
(c) They create a rolling rhythm that invokes the light, carefree tone of a nursery rhyme.
(d) They slow its pace and create a sense of uncertainty.

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