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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. Who wrote the Duino Elegies?
2. What college did the author's father fail out of, according to his narrative in "My Birthday, Kinda"?
3. Where does the author describe the poetry reading in "Pecans"?
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?
5. What book is did the author have open in "Praying Mantis"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the main subject in the essay "That's Some Bambi Shit..."?
2. How is Walt described in "Remission Still"?
3. What does the word "negreeting" refer to in "The Negreeting"?
4. What is meant by "TEMPORAL ALLEGIANCE" (107) in "Stacking Delights"?
5. What central symbolism is seen in "Lily on the Pants"? What does it represent?
6. What attributes to inefficiency does the author declare in "Inefficiency"?
7. How does the author describe the bellhop in "Beast Mode"?
8. What are the author's rituals he describes in "Airplane Rituals"?
9. What kind of plant is described in "The Irrepressible: The Gratitudes"? What are the author's impressions of the plant?
10. What quote is described by the author in "Some Stupid Shit"? What does he remark about this quote?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss three examples of similes and metaphors in The Book of Delights. What is being compared in each example? What are the effects of the comparison? How does the author's use of simile and metaphor enrich the work?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's characterizations of the people around him in The Book of Delights. What individuals from the author's life are incorporated into the book? How are they described? How do these characterizations reflect upon the author's themes in the work?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the narrative style of The Book of Delights. From what narrative perspective are the essays related? Are there changes in the narrative style from one essay to the next? Why is this narrative style used for the book?
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