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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. What is the main concern for the couple in Death, Etc.?

2. What is the friend's name in Letter to N.Y?

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

4. What choices does Kennedy say are the most important?

5. What disgusts Louise Gluck on the beach?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is To Flush, My Dog about?

3. What is The Book of Ruth, 1:16-17 about?

4. What is Death, Etc. about?

5. What is Summer at the Beach about?

6. What is Zazen on Ching-t'ing Mountain about?

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

8. What is We Know This Much about?

9. What is Magnificat about?

10. What is When One Has Lived a Long Time Alone 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

To which of these poems did you relate most and why? What about that particular poem touched you in a personal way?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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