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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. Whom does Seamus Haney write to in In Memoriam MKH (1911-1984)?

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

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

4. What is traded for knowledge in You Begin?

5. What does Kennedy say mothers do to give their children power?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is I Stepped from Plank to Plank about?

2. What is if there are any heavens my mother will(all by herself)have about?

3. What is Summer at the Beach about?

4. What is Roses Only about?

5. What is The Great Lover about?

6. What is To Flush, My Dog about?

7. What is The Rhodora about?

8. What is The Widow's Lament in Springtime about?

9. What is The Poems of Our Climate about?

10. What is We Know This Much about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Laughter and happiness are common themes found in this book. Where do these come into play, and how are the poems with those themes different from the others in this book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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