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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote To His Mistress Going to Bed?

2. In what style are the section introductions written?

3. What is Emily Dickinson's tone in her poem about breaking up?

4. How long is Emily Dickinson's poem about breaking up?

5. Who kills the man in The Eaten Heart?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Proverbs 31:10-31 say?

2. What is Variation on the Word Sleep about?

3. What is Letter from My Wife about?

4. What is Having a Coke With You about?

5. What is After Making Love We Hear Footstep about?

6. What does "You must know that I do not love and that I love you" relate?

7. What is When You Have Forgotten Sunday: the Love Story about?

8. What is The End about?

9. What is The Smaller Orchid about?

10. What is Little Clown, My Heart about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the different ideas presented in this book about mother and child relationships?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Kennedy have such a strong connection to poetry, and how does this change the selection her poems in this collection?

Essay Topic 3

Solitude was something that Kennedy found very important in her life. Where did she find it, and how did this solitude affect her writing style?

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