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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In A Poem of Friendship, what do friends not need in order to love each other?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Sex.
(c) History.
(d) Time.

2. How does Kennedy describe having children?
(a) An introduction to love.
(b) A way to bring couples together.
(c) Fulfilling the woman's role.
(d) A transformational experience.

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

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

5. Who wrote Love?
(a) Roy Croft.
(b) John Donne.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Al Henkman.

6. When does the heart go forth in The Heart of a Woman?
(a) The sunset.
(b) The dawn.
(c) The high noon.
(d) The pitch dark of night.

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

8. What is discussed about death in Never More Will the Wind?
(a) The fear of death.
(b) The finality of death.
(c) The eventuality of death.
(d) The power of death.

9. How does Sharon Olds feel about her son in Socks?
(a) She regrets having him.
(b) She is afraid of him.
(c) She loves him.
(d) She resents him.

10. What is the friend's name in Letter to N.Y?
(a) Louise.
(b) Laura.
(c) Lily.
(d) Lana.

11. Who wrote The Summer Day?
(a) Julia Avarez.
(b) Mary Oliver.
(c) Edna St. Vincent Millay.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

12. When does Emily Bronte feel the happiest?
(a) When she is alone.
(b) When she is making love.
(c) When she is with her children.
(d) When she is dreaming.

13. Why does William Blake want Hayley to be his enemy?
(a) To solve a mystery.
(b) For friendship's sake.
(c) To add drama to life.
(d) For good writing material.

14. What happens to George Santayana after the death of his wife?
(a) He finds God.
(b) He comes closer to his children.
(c) His age accelerates.
(d) He sees doors opening.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Keeping Things Whole?

2. What does Kennedy say is the same in each stage of life?

3. What does Kennedy say about her own experience as a mother?

4. How does Elizabeth Barrett Browning say we should suffer grief?

5. Who wrote You Begin?

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