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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tree blossoms does the author describe as smelling like lemons in "The Purple Cornets of Spring"?
(a) Lilac.
(b) Magnolia.
(c) Apple.
(d) Black locust.

2. What musical instrument is the statue playing in "Flowers in the Hands of Statues"?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Piano.
(c) Drums.
(d) Guitar.

3. Who wrote the book 300 Arguments?
(a) Zadie Smith.
(b) Derek Walcott.
(c) Ben Lerner.
(d) Sarah Manguso.

4. What does the author describe harvesting in "Purple-Handed"?
(a) Mulberries.
(b) Blackberries.
(c) Blueberries.
(d) Cranberries.

5. From a poem by whom does the author describe learning that pigs cannot look up in "Found Things"?
(a) C.D. Wright.
(b) Thomas Lux.
(c) Ben Lerner.
(d) Renee Gladman.

6. What did the author initially think that the man lying down was fiddling with in "Public Lying Down"?
(a) A desk leg.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A car engine.

7. What book by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, and Shlomo Angel does the author cite in "Public Lying Down"?
(a) No One Knows My Name.
(b) A Pattern Language.
(c) The Lost Years.
(d) The Underground.

8. The author describes receiving a letter from a high school student where in "Found Things (2)"?
(a) New York.
(b) Nevada.
(c) Texas.
(d) California.

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

10. The author describes the Asian Market in Levittown, Pennsylvania, as being at the corner of Durham and what street in "Botan Rice Candy"?
(a) New Falls Street.
(b) Canal Street.
(c) Walton Ivy Street.
(d) Grove Street.

11. What does the author describe gardeners pouring down his throat for calling bindweed a delight in "Bindweed... Delight?"
(a) DDT.
(b) Hydroxychloride.
(c) Bird seed.
(d) Glyphosate.

12. What does the author envision Kirkwood like in "The Volunteer"?
(a) Penn Station.
(b) The Nile River.
(c) Central Station.
(d) The River Styx.

13. How old does the author say he and his brother were when a boy pinched the backs of their arms until they cursed in "Dickhead"?
(a) 10 and 12.
(b) 9 and 7.
(c) 6 and 8.
(d) 14 and 16.

14. How old was the author when he first saw the movie The Exorcist, according to his narrative in "Scat"?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

15. What movie does the author reference as possible influence on his childhood dreams in "Pawpaw Grove"?
(a) Goonies.
(b) Cloak and Dagger.
(c) Jaws.
(d) Gremlins.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Church Poets," the author describes a statement on a church's marquee that reads "FORBIDDEN FRUIT CREATES" what (147)?

2. Who is the author's friend that he calls a superb Dumpster diver in "Get Thee to the Nutrient Cycle!"?

3. What does the author call the kissing cousin of loitering in "Loitering"?

4. On the west side of what street does the author describe seeing a man lying down in "Public Lying Down"?

5. What friend does the author describe hugging in "Heart to Heart"?

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