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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who wrote Love?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) John Donne.
(c) Al Henkman.
(d) Roy Croft.
2. What does Jo McDougall invite into her home after a short reprieve?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Memory.
(c) Love.
(d) Grief.
3. How many states away is Ellen Watson's friend?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.
4. On whom does Kennedy say her grandmother focused her attention?
(a) Her grandchildren.
(b) Her students.
(c) Her pets.
(d) Her children.
5. Who wrote You Begin?
(a) Mary Olliver.
(b) Ellen Hagan.
(c) Li Po.
(d) Margaret Atwood.
6. To what does Linda Pastan compare babies?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Birds.
(c) Trees.
(d) Beets.
7. What does Kennedy say defines a mother's character?
(a) How she responds to solitude.
(b) How her children turn out.
(c) How religious she is.
(d) How her spouse treats her.
8. What does Kennedy say about her own experience as a mother?
(a) It was the most rewarding path she could have taken.
(b) It was something she never saw for herself.
(c) It was not at all what she imagined.
(d) It is the best thing that ever happened to her.
9. Who wrote The Summer Day?
(a) Mary Oliver.
(b) Edna St. Vincent Millay.
(c) Julia Avarez.
(d) Sylvia Plath.
10. Where is the mother's placed in Woman's Work?
(a) The housework.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her art.
(d) The yard.
11. Who does Marianne Moore say feed most on solitude?
(a) Men.
(b) Mothers.
(c) Artists.
(d) Dancers.
12. When does Emily Bronte feel the happiest?
(a) When she is dreaming.
(b) When she is alone.
(c) When she is with her children.
(d) When she is making love.
13. Who is Louise Gluck's best friend?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her lover.
14. How does Kennedy describe having children?
(a) A transformational experience.
(b) Fulfilling the woman's role.
(c) An introduction to love.
(d) A way to bring couples together.
15. Why does William Blake want Hayley to be his enemy?
(a) For good writing material.
(b) To solve a mystery.
(c) To add drama to life.
(d) For friendship's sake.
Short Answer Questions
1. Kennedy says parents become dependent on ____________.
2. What brought about early bedtime in Grown-up?
3. What degrades one in As Much As You Can?
4. How does Kennedy describe the person she talks about in the introduction to beauty?
5. What is the main concern for the couple in Death, Etc.?
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