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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 69 - 85.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Hole in the Head," the author offers the following as an example of what literary device? "I need to be fired like I need a hole in my head" (14).
(a) Assonance.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Irony.
(d) Simile.

2. In "Church Poets," the author describes a statement on a church's marquee that reads "FORBIDDEN FRUIT CREATES" what (147)?
(a) "MANY JAMS."
(b) "LOST SOULS."
(c) "FORBIDDEN SIN."
(d) "ROTTED WINE."

3. Who is the author's friend that has been writing a book about innocence, according to his essay "The Negreeting"?
(a) Walt.
(b) Abdel.
(c) Pat.
(d) Michael.

4. Who wrote the book The Poet, The Lion, Talking Pictures, El Farolito, A Wedding in St. Roch, The Big Box Store, The Warp in the Mirror, Spring, Midnights, Fire and All?
(a) Philippe Petit.
(b) Ben Lerner.
(c) Paolo Sorrentino.
(d) C.D. Wright.

5. What birds does the author describe in his chest in the end of "Repent or Burn"?
(a) Herons.
(b) Titmice.
(c) Hummingbirds.
(d) Eagles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What college did the author's father fail out of, according to his narrative in "My Birthday, Kinda"?

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

3. In whose yard does the author describe the bird landing in "Not Only..."?

4. When is "Sharing a Bag" dated?

5. Through what city's airport does the author describe walking in "To Spread the Sweetness of Love"?

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