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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Jesus depicted in "The Jesus Papers"?
(a) Humble.
(b) Two-faced.
(c) Headstrong.
(d) Smug.

2. What does the building represent in "Riding the Elevator Into the Sky"?
(a) Human consciousness.
(b) Faith.
(c) Human struggles.
(d) Reincarnation.

3. What is the first poem in Transformations?
(a) "Ever After."
(b) "The Gold Key."
(c) "The White Snake."
(d) "Once Upon a Time."

4. What is represented as a pair of applauding hands in "Two Hands"?
(a) God.
(b) Faith.
(c) Doubt.
(d) Humanity.

5. In what year was The Death Notebooks published?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1977.

6. Who is killed the same day that the speaker receives a visitor in "Sweeney"?
(a) The author's neighbor.
(b) The author's brother.
(c) The author's sister.
(d) The author's cousin.

7. Who is Transformations dedicated to?
(a) Javier.
(b) Linda.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Evelyn.

8. Who eats a magical snake in "The White Snake"?
(a) A king's cook.
(b) A queen.
(c) A king's servant.
(d) A king.

9. Who visits the speaker in "Sweeney"?
(a) The speaker's sister.
(b) The speaker's cousin.
(c) A press agent.
(d) A newspaper reporter.

10. "The Silence" explains the motivation to write as an attempt to remain occupied so that what remains at bay?
(a) Reminders of dreams forgotten.
(b) Reminders of responsibilities.
(c) Reminders of a lost love.
(d) Reminders of death.

11. Whose Biblical story is retold in "Making a Living"?
(a) Daniel's.
(b) Moses'.
(c) Noah's.
(d) Jonah's.

12. What is the first poem in the first part of The Book of Folly?
(a) "The Jesus Papers."
(b) "The Assassin."
(c) "The Ambition Bird."
(d) "The First Poem."

13. Where is the blame assigned in "The Earth Falls Down"?
(a) The speaker herself.
(b) The speaker's mother.
(c) The speaker's sister.
(d) Blame is not assigned.

14. What kind of poems are the collection "O Ye Tongues"?
(a) Psalms.
(b) Odes.
(c) Haiku.
(d) Epitaphs.

15. What is the purpose of the first poem in Transformations?
(a) To create the author as the wicked witch.
(b) To share a fairy tale about the author's daughter.
(c) To share a fairy tale about the author's son.
(d) To act as an introduction and explanation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "For Mr. Death Who Stands With His Door Open", the speaker personifies ______ and ______.

2. How many parts is The Book of Folly divided into?

3. What are the maiden's replacement hands made of in "The Maiden Without Hands"?

4. Who casts doubt on Jesus' miracles in "The Jesus Papers"?

5. Who curses the maiden's father in "The Maiden Without Hands"?

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