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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous woman is referred to in this section?
(a) Charlotte Bronte.
(b) Jane Austen..
(c) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(d) Amelia Earhart.

2. "Getting at Metaphor" is comprised of how many parts?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

3. "Tabloid Tone Exercise" is designed to show the poets how to express:
(a) Comedy.
(b) Rhythm.
(c) Absurdity.
(d) Compassion.

4. In "Estrangement and Reconciliation," with whom does the student argue?
(a) Mother.
(b) Self.
(c) Classmate.
(d) Teacher.

5. "As/Like/Finish the Sentence" requires students to write:
(a) Quickly.
(b) Slowly.
(c) Blindfolded.
(d) Upside down.

6. "Quilting in the Ditch" requires students to study what topic?
(a) History.
(b) Language.
(c) Physics.
(d) Quilting.

7. A strong poem often contains a:
(a) Specific format.
(b) Conclusion.
(c) Mix of senses.
(d) Lot of adjectives.

8. Who is not on the list of unacceptable people to write about?
(a) Marilyn Monroe.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) Elvis.

9. "Getting at Metaphor" was written by which author?
(a) Smith.
(b) Sandburg.
(c) Morrison.
(d) Mitchell.

10. How many words should students chant?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

11. "The Unconscious as Gold Mine" consists of how many exercises?
(a) 9.
(b) 15.
(c) 6.
(d) 11.

12. "Intriguing Objects Exercise/ 'Show and Tell'" offers what type of exercise?
(a) Thought provoking.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Individual.
(d) Group.

13. What are these items called?
(a) Reactions.
(b) Abstractions.
(c) Interactions.
(d) Subtractions.

14. In this section, students are encouraged to write about what topic?
(a) Linens.
(b) Chivalry.
(c) Unrequited love.
(d) Personal encounter.

15. What is the name of the first section?
(a) "The Unconsious as Gold Mine".
(b) "Dream Notebooks".
(c) "First Words".
(d) "Translations: Idea to Image".

Short Answer Questions

1. The author claims that poems created in this way will be:

2. Who contributed "Translations: Idea to Image?"

3. The author includes part of a poem including:

4. Maura Stanton's character hates what object?

5. How many preparatory steps are used in "Five Easy Pieces?"

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