View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 52 - 68.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the Duino Elegies?
(a) Ben Lerner.
(b) Michelle Alexander.
(c) Zadie Smith.
(d) Rainer Maria Rilke.

2. What kind of wine does the author claim to be his favorite in "Kombucha in a Mid-century Glass"?
(a) Cabernet sauvignon.
(b) Muscadine wine.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Orange blossom wine.

3. With what disease had Walt been diagnosed seven years prior, according to the author in "Remission Still"?
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Liver cancer.
(c) Pancreatic cancer.
(d) High blood pressure.

4. In whose yard does the author describe the bird landing in "Not Only..."?
(a) Ingrid's.
(b) Michael's.
(c) Ivan's.
(d) Pat's.

5. To what does the author compare the violet flower in "The Purple Cornets of Spring"?
(a) A car.
(b) A summer dress.
(c) A butterfly.
(d) A rainbow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author attend elementary and high school?

2. Who wrote the book The Hatred of Poetry?

3. What does the author describe buying at the International Food Market in "Botan Rice Candy"?

4. Who is the graduate poetry workshop instructor described by the author in "Writing by Hand"?

5. What kind of dog does the author describe the man on the street cuddling with in the end of "Public Lying Down"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 230 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample