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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Students are encouraged to play with what part of the poem?
(a) Denouement.
(b) Introduction.
(c) Line breaks.
(d) Philosophy.

2. This exercise may require students to use what as an aid?
(a) Fellow student.
(b) Erasable ink.
(c) Dictionary.
(d) Thesaurus.

3. The author refers to this section as being:
(a) Wacky.
(b) Free form.
(c) Intense.
(d) Loose.

4. How many poems will result from this group of exercises?
(a) 24.
(b) 12.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

5. What is the topic of "'Que Sera, Sera' and Other False Premises?"
(a) Forgery.
(b) Trespassing.
(c) Negative opposites.
(d) French terminology.

6. In this section, the author states that one of the hardest things for would-be poets to overcome is:
(a) Bad grades.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Self criticism.
(d) Prejudice.

7. "The Props Assist the House" introduces which tool?
(a) Rhyme.
(b) Base line.
(c) Clarification.
(d) Rhythm.

8. "Finish This!" uses a poem by what famed female poet?
(a) Edna St. Vincent Millay.
(b) Emma Lazarus.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

9. "The Party of the Century" reviews what technique?
(a) Revision.
(b) Collaboration.
(c) Commonality.
(d) Critique.

10. This section teaches students about which poetic aspect?
(a) Technique.
(b) Round robin poetry.
(c) Poetry set to music.
(d) Rhythm.

11. What will students be required to use when writing this poem?
(a) Memories.
(b) Archaic language.
(c) Specific sequence.
(d) Divided imagery.

12. Words are categorized using what base?
(a) None.
(b) Length.
(c) Grammar.
(d) Senses.

13. What phrase is each student required to use in the poem?
(a) "Flaming Youth."
(b) "Plausbility, Without Pause."
(c) "When I was Young."
(d) "Breathless, Out of Breath."

14. Students are required to begin the exercise using what type of poem?
(a) Formal prose.
(b) Loosely structured.
(c) Free verse.
(d) Varied.

15. The author tells students not to be afraid of what item?
(a) Revealing oneself.
(b) Speaking in public.
(c) The craft.
(d) Spiders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of song is "Shall We Dance?"

2. In this section, students will create what item?

3. Many times students adopt particular actions. Which action is not included on the author's list?

4. How long will it take students to complete the assignment in "Short Lines and Long Lines?"

5. What adjective may be used to describe this section?

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