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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 163-262.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Wite-out in the poem entitled "calving iceberg" (138) symbolize?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Scarcity.
(c) Hope.
(d) Freedom.

2. Which of the following terms most closely resembles the way in which Anderson uses the phrase "bonfire/of his vanities" in the poem entitled "not responsible for contents" (238)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Parody.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Hyperbole.

3. The poem entitled "drawn and quartered" is about one of Anderson's professors who had been raising how many children on his own?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

4. In the poem entitled "the word," Anderson states that "Eve ate the apple" (194) due to what reason?
(a) Because the serpent asked her to.
(b) Because she had to.
(c) Because Adam was afraid to.
(d) Because she wanted to.

5. According to Anderson, what new undertaking in her writing required her to risk her pride?
(a) Revision.
(b) Shifting genres.
(c) Editing.
(d) Workshops.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Anderson traveled to Denmark, her parents had been waiting until what time of day to drink alcohol?

2. With whom did Anderson watch the broadcast of Lady Diana's funeral?

3. On what kind of farm did Anderson live as a child?

4. Which of Anderson's books do Anderson and the librarian discuss within the poem "librarian on the cusp of courage" (188)?

5. What kind of class did Anderson's professor teach, as described within the poem entitled "drawn and quartered"?

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