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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described in the first poem of the section on beauty?
(a) Jackie Kennedy.
(b) Mary Magdalene.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Cleopatra.

2. Who wrote High School Senior?
(a) Sharon Olds.
(b) Linda Pastan.
(c) Sylvia Plath.
(d) Mary Morrison.

3. Who wrote Keeping Things Whole?
(a) Lewis Godfrey.
(b) Robert Browning.
(c) John Donne.
(d) Mark Strand.

4. Who does Marianne Moore say feed most on solitude?
(a) Men.
(b) Dancers.
(c) Artists.
(d) Mothers.

5. What brought about early bedtime in Grown-up?
(a) The sun.
(b) Father.
(c) Sickness.
(d) Tantrums.

6. What game does Sharon Olds play in Socks?
(a) Ninja Death.
(b) Storm Troopers.
(c) Dinosar Dance.
(d) Astronaut Landing.

7. Who is Louise Gluck's best friend?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her lover.

8. What degrades one in As Much As You Can?
(a) A bad relationship.
(b) Lack of solitude.
(c) Lack of schooling.
(d) Silence.

9. What choices does Kennedy say are the most important?
(a) The first choices.
(b) The transition choices.
(c) The firm choices.
(d) The religious choices.

10. What does Kim Addonizio say women want?
(a) Sex.
(b) A red dress.
(c) Respect.
(d) To walk in beauty.

11. What does Kennedy say about her own experience as a mother?
(a) It was something she never saw for herself.
(b) It was not at all what she imagined.
(c) It is the best thing that ever happened to her.
(d) It was the most rewarding path she could have taken.

12. How does Christina Rossetti want to be remembered?
(a) With accuracy.
(b) With a smile.
(c) With mercy.
(d) With fondness.

13. To what is the person in Sense of Something Coming compared?
(a) A flag.
(b) A light.
(c) A dress.
(d) A car.

14. What does Kennedy say mothers do to give their children power?
(a) Love them.
(b) All of these.
(c) Teach them.
(d) Believe in them.

15. What kind of jewelery is mentioned in Puberty--With Capital Letters?
(a) Nose ring.
(b) Tongue ring.
(c) Ear ring.
(d) Belly button ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is discussed about death in Never More Will the Wind?

2. Why can't Bernadette Mayer buy her friend what she wants?

3. Who wrote Love?

4. What does Kennedy say defines a mother's character?

5. How does Kennedy describe having children?

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